See griffon on Wiktionary
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"name": "der"
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"2": "grc",
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"topics": [
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"mysticism",
"mythology",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
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"griffon vulture"
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"links": [
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"tags": [
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]
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"11": "",
"12": "{{{3}}}",
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"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "",
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"2": "la",
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"2": "grc",
"3": "γρύψ"
},
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"Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
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"Welsh terms derived from Middle English",
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"source": "mutation",
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"griffin (mythological beast)"
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],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for griffon meaning in All languages combined (9.5kB)
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