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}
],
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"feminine singular of permissif"
],
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[
"permissif",
"permissif#French"
]
],
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]
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"ipa": "/pɛʁ.mi.siv/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iv"
},
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"homophone": "permissives"
}
],
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}
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],
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]
],
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]
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],
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]
],
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],
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]
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}
Download raw JSONL data for permissive meaning in All languages combined (15.2kB)
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