See malpli on Wiktionary
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"mal-",
"mal-#Esperanto"
],
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"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *(s)mel-\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *(s)molos?\nProto-Italic *malos\nArchaic Latin malos\nLatin malus\nLatin maleder.\nOld French mal-\nMiddle French mal-\nFrench mal-bor.\nItalian mal-bor.\nEsperanto mal-\nProto-Indo-European *pleh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-yōs\nProto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs\nProto-Italic *plēōs\nOld Latin plousder.\nLatin plusder.\nLatin plūs\nOld French plus\nMiddle French plus\nFrench plusder.\nEsperanto pli\nEsperanto malpli\nFrom mal- (“opposite of”) + pli (“more”). First attested in 1888.",
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"mal‧pli"
],
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"mal‧pli"
]
},
{
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"mal‧pli"
]
}
],
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"pos": "adv",
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"word": "pli"
}
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37
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"english": "A novella is a written story, shorter than a novel.",
"ref": "2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2025:",
"text": "Novelo estas skribita rakonto, malpli longa ol romano.",
"translation": "A novella is a written story, shorter than a novel.",
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}
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"id": "en-malpli-eo-adv-T907YgGi",
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"ipa": "/ˈmalpli/"
},
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}
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}
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"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *(s)mel-\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *(s)molos?\nProto-Italic *malos\nArchaic Latin malos\nLatin malus\nLatin maleder.\nOld French mal-\nMiddle French mal-\nFrench mal-bor.\nItalian mal-bor.\nEsperanto mal-\nProto-Indo-European *pleh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-yōs\nProto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs\nProto-Italic *plēōs\nOld Latin plousder.\nLatin plusder.\nLatin plūs\nOld French plus\nMiddle French plus\nFrench plusder.\nEsperanto pli\nEsperanto malpli\nFrom mal- (“opposite of”) + pli (“more”). First attested in 1888.",
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],
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"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"pos": "adv",
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"word": "malplej"
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],
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"word": "pli"
}
],
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"Esperanto entries with etymology trees",
"Esperanto entries with etymon",
"Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
"Esperanto lemmas",
"Esperanto terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)mel-",
"Esperanto terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleh₁-",
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"Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation",
"Esperanto terms with quotations",
"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Pages with etymology trees",
"Pages with etymon",
"Rhymes:Esperanto/alpli",
"Rhymes:Esperanto/alpli/2 syllables"
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],
"english": "A novella is a written story, shorter than a novel.",
"ref": "2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2025:",
"text": "Novelo estas skribita rakonto, malpli longa ol romano.",
"translation": "A novella is a written story, shorter than a novel.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"less"
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]
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmalpli/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-alpli"
}
],
"word": "malpli"
}
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