See runs on Wiktionary
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],
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"alt-of",
"romanization"
]
}
],
"word": "runs"
}
{
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "noun form"
},
"expansion": "runs",
"name": "head"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"runs"
],
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Portuguese 1-syllable words",
"Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
"Portuguese non-lemma forms",
"Portuguese noun forms",
"Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "rum"
}
],
"glosses": [
"plural of rum"
],
"links": [
[
"rum",
"rum#Portuguese"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"plural"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʁũs/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈhũs]",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʁũs/",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈhũs]",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʁũʃ/",
"tags": [
"Rio-de-Janeiro"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈχũʃ]",
"tags": [
"Rio-de-Janeiro"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʁũʃ/",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
]
}
],
"word": "runs"
}
Download raw JSONL data for runs meaning in All languages combined (8.2kB)
{
"called_from": "form_description/20250107",
"msg": "Form tags without form: desc='plural plural-only', tagsets=[('plural', 'plural-only')]",
"path": [
"runs"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "runs",
"trace": ""
}
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