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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlɛsɚ/ [General-American], /ˈlɛsə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-lesser.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ) Etymology: From less + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|less|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From less + -er. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lesser (not comparable)
  1. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc): أَصْغَر (ʔaṣḡar) (Arabic), pienempi (Finnish), vähäisempi (Finnish), کوچکتر (kôčaktar) (Persian), menor (Spanish) Translations (the comparative of little): ме́ншы (mjénšy) (Belarusian), pienempi (Finnish), vähäisempi (Finnish), moindre (French), weniger (German), kleiner (German), geringere (German), लघुतर (laghutar) (Hindi), minore (Italian), کوچکتر (kôčaktar) (Persian), menor (Portuguese), ме́ньший (ménʹšij) (Russian), menor (Spanish), ме́нший (ménšyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lesser-en-adj-zFUWiCCT Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, Terms with Arabic translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 54 46 Derived forms (Terms derived from the adjective "lesser"): lesser adjutant, lesser anteater, Lesser Antilles, lesser ape, lesser arcana, lesser auk, lesser baby innocence, lesser bandicoot rat, lesser bilby, lesser black-backed gull, Lesser Britain, lesser capybara, lesser celandine, lesser chinchilla, lesser clubmoss, lesser crested tern, lesser cuckoo, lesser evilism, lesser-evilism, lesser evilist, lesser evil, lesser of two evils, lesser extent, lesser flamingo, lesser galangal, lesser goldfinch, lesser green leafbird, lesser grey shrike, lesser hedgehog tenrec, lesser included offence, lesser included offense, lesser jacana, lesser kestrel, lesser-known, lesser kudu, lesser moa, lesser mortal, lesser multangular, lesserness, lesser nothura, lesser occipital nerve, lesser omentum, lesser petrosal nerve, lesser prairie chicken, lesser redpoll, lesser rhea, lesser roadrunner, lesser rorqual, lesser sac, lesser sandplover, lesser saphenous vein, lesser scaup, lesser seal script, lesser siren, Lesser Slave Lake, Lesser Slave River, lesser spot-nosed monkey, lesser-spotted, lesser spotted, lesser spotted eagle, lesser spotted woodpecker, Lesser Sunda Islands, Lesser Sundas, lesser trochanter, lesser vestibular glands, lesser wanderer, lesser weever, lesser whistling duck, lesser whistling teal, lesser white-fronted goose, lesser whitethroat, lesser wing, lesser yam, to a lesser extent

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlɛsɚ/ [General-American], /ˈlɛsə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-lesser.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ) Etymology: From less + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|less|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From less + -er. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lesser (not comparable)
  1. (comparative or contrast) that which is of lesser size, quality, degree, or significance; of lower status, importance, or rank Tags: not-comparable Related terms: less, lesser of two evils, fewer Translations (thing that is of smaller size): pienempi (Finnish), vähäisempi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-lesser-en-adj-9BLSBEBU Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 30 70

Verb [Old French]

Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} lesser Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-er|imp2sn=les}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], lesser [infinitive], avoir lessé [infinitive, multiword-construction], en lessant [gerund], gerund of avoir + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction], lessant [participle, present], lessé [participle, past], les [first-person, indicative, present, singular], lesses [indicative, present, second-person, singular], lesse [indicative, present, singular, third-person], lessons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], lessez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], lessent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], lessoie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], lesseie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], lessoe [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], lesseve [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], lessoies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], lesseies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], lessoes [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], lesseves [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], lessoit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], lesseit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], lessot [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], lesseve [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], lessiiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], lessiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], lessiiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], lessiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], lessoient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], lesseient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], lessoent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], lessevent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], lessai [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], lessas [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], lessa [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], lessames [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], lessastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], lesserent [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], lesserai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], lesseras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], lessera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], lesserons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], lesseroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], lessereiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], lesserez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], lesseront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], lesseroie [conditional, first-person, singular], lessereie [conditional, first-person, singular], lesseroies [conditional, second-person, singular], lessereies [conditional, second-person, singular], lesseroit [conditional, singular, third-person], lessereit [conditional, singular, third-person], lesseriiens [conditional, first-person, plural], lesseriens [conditional, first-person, plural], lesseriiez [conditional, plural, second-person], lesseriez [conditional, plural, second-person], lesseroient [conditional, plural, third-person], lessereient [conditional, plural, third-person], present tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], preterite tense of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future tense of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional tense of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], les [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], les [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], lest [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], lessons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], lessez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], lessent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], lessasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], lessasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], lessast [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], lessissons [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], lessissiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], lessissoiz [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], lessissez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], lessissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], lessassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], lesse [imperative, second-person, singular], les [imperative, second-person, singular], lessons [first-person, imperative, plural], lessez [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. alternative form of laissier Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: laissier

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser anteater"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "Lesser Antilles"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser ape"
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          "word": "lesser arcana"
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          "word": "lesser baby innocence"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser bandicoot rat"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser bilby"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser black-backed gull"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser capybara"
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          "word": "lesser celandine"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser chinchilla"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser clubmoss"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser crested tern"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser cuckoo"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser evilism"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser-evilism"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser evilist"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser evil"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser of two evils"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser extent"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser flamingo"
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          "word": "lesser galangal"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser goldfinch"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser green leafbird"
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser grey shrike"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser hedgehog tenrec"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser included offence"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser included offense"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser jacana"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser kestrel"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser-known"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser kudu"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser moa"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser mortal"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser multangular"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesserness"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser nothura"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser occipital nerve"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser omentum"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser petrosal nerve"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser prairie chicken"
        },
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          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser redpoll"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser rhea"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser roadrunner"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser rorqual"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser sac"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser sandplover"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser saphenous vein"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser scaup"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser seal script"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser siren"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "Lesser Slave Lake"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "Lesser Slave River"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser spot-nosed monkey"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser-spotted"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser spotted"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser spotted eagle"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser spotted woodpecker"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "Lesser Sunda Islands"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "Lesser Sundas"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser trochanter"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser vestibular glands"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser wanderer"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser weever"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser whistling duck"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser whistling teal"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser white-fronted goose"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser whitethroat"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser wing"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "lesser yam"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Terms derived from the adjective \"lesser\"",
          "word": "to a lesser extent"
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        "Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc."
      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "lang_code": "be",
          "roman": "mjénšy",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "ме́ншы"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "pienempi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "vähäisempi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "moindre"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "weniger"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "kleiner"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "geringere"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "laghutar",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "लघुतर"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "minore"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "roman": "kôčaktar",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "کوچکتر"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "menor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "ménʹšij",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "ме́ньший"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "menor"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "ménšyj",
          "sense": "the comparative of little",
          "word": "ме́нший"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "ar",
          "roman": "ʔaṣḡar",
          "sense": "of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc",
          "word": "أَصْغَر"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc",
          "word": "pienempi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc",
          "word": "vähäisempi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "roman": "kôčaktar",
          "sense": "of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc",
          "word": "کوچکتر"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛsɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛsə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-lesser.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/En-us-lesser.ogg/En-us-lesser.ogg.mp3",
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      "tags": [
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        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
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      "name": "ety"
    }
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        "1": "-"
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        "er"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "28 72",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
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          "name": "Terms with Belarusian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
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          "name": "Terms with Hindi translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
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          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
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          "name": "Terms with Persian translations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        {
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              78
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        },
        {
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              46
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          "comparative"
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          "word": "less"
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        {
          "word": "fewer"
        }
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        "not-comparable"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "thing that is of smaller size",
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        },
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          "word": "vähäisempi"
        }
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        "General-American"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛsə/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɛsə(ɹ)"
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}

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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "lesser",
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        "infinitive"
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        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
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      "form": "en lessant",
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      "form": "gerund of avoir + past participle",
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        "present"
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      "form": "lessé",
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "les",
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        "first-person",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lesses",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "lesse",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "lessons",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessez",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessent",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "lessoie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesseie",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessoe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesseve",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessoies",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lesseies",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessoes",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "lesseves",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessoit",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesseit",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lessot",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesseve",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lessiiens",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "lessiiez",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "lessai",
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        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "lessa",
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        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "lessames",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "lessastes",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesserent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "lesserai",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "lesseras",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lessera",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "lesserons",
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        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "lessereiz",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "lesserez",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "lesseront",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "lesseroie",
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        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessereie",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesseroies",
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        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "lessereies",
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        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesseroit",
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        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "lessereit",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lesseriiens",
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        "conditional",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "lesseriens",
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        "conditional",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "lesseriiez",
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        "second-person"
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        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "lesseroient",
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        "conditional",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "lessereient",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
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    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "future tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfect"
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    {
      "form": "conditional tense of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
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    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "les",
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lest",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lessez",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessasse",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessast",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessissons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lessissiens",
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      "tags": [
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessissoiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessissez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "lessissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lessassent",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "lesse",
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        "second-person",
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        }
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        "Old French first group verbs",
        "Old French irregular verbs",
        "Old French lemmas",
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        "Old French verbs ending in -er",
        "Old French verbs with weak-a preterite",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
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}

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  "msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "lesser",
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