See pinky on Wiktionary
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},
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"form": "pinkiest",
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],
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],
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],
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]
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},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪŋki"
},
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"homophone": "pinkie"
}
],
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],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for pinky meaning in All languages combined (15.0kB)
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