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},
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},
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"4": "",
"5": "snake"
},
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}
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"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
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},
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},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "goh",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"snake"
],
"links": [
[
"snake",
"snake"
]
],
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{
"word": "lind"
},
{
"word": "nātara"
},
{
"word": "slango"
},
{
"word": "wurm"
}
],
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]
},
{
"glosses": [
"lizard"
],
"links": [
[
"lizard",
"lizard"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "egidehsa"
}
],
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]
},
{
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{
"word": "frosk"
}
],
"glosses": [
"toad"
],
"links": [
[
"toad",
"toad"
]
],
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"masculine"
]
}
],
"word": "unc"
}
Download raw JSONL data for unc meaning in All languages combined (28.9kB)
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: genomics",
"path": [
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],
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"subsection": "noun",
"title": "unc",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: genomics",
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}
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