"Cheshire cat" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌtʃɛʃə ˈkat/ [UK], /ˌtʃɛʃɚ ˈkæt/ [US] Forms: the Cheshire cat [canonical], Cheshire cats [plural]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Term attested since at least the 1780s in the expression grin like a Cheshire cat. The reason why Cheshire was combined with cat is disputed: see here for more information. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|def=1}} the Cheshire cat (plural Cheshire cats)
  1. A fictional cat with a broad fixed grin, made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Categories (topical): Fairy tale characters, Lewis Carroll Categories (lifeform): Cats Derived forms: cheshirization, grin like a Cheshire cat Translations (fictional grinning cat): Չեշիրյան կատու (Čʻeširyan katu) (Armenian), Çeşir pişiyi (Azerbaijani), Cheshire Katua (Basque), Gat de Cheshire [masculine] (Catalan), 柴郡貓 (Chinese Mandarin), 柴郡猫 (Cháijùn māo) (Chinese Mandarin), 歙縣貓 (Chinese Mandarin), 歙县猫 (Shèxiàn māo) (Chinese Mandarin), 笑臉貓 (Chinese Mandarin), 笑脸猫 (xiàoliǎn māo) (Chinese Mandarin), kočka Šklíba [feminine] (Czech), Ĉeŝira kato (Esperanto), Irvikissa (Finnish), chat du Cheshire [masculine] (French), chat de Chester [masculine] (French), Gato de Cheshire [masculine] (Galician), Cheshire-Katze [feminine] (German), Grinsekatze [feminine] (German), Edamer-Katze [feminine] (German), γάτα Τσέσαϊρ (gáta Tsésaïr) [feminine] (Greek), חָתוּל צֶ׳שִׁיֶר (khatúl Cheshiyér) [masculine] (Hebrew), Cheshire macska (Hungarian), vigyorgó macska (Hungarian), Glottsýslukötturinn [masculine] (Icelandic), Stregatto [masculine] (Italian), gatto del Cheshire [masculine] (Italian), チェシャ猫 (Chesha neko) (alt: チェシャねこ) (Japanese), Чешир мысығы (Çeşir mysyğy) (Kazakh), 체셔 고양이 (Chesyeo goyang'i) (Korean), चेशर मांजर (ceśar māñjar) [feminine] (Marathi), Kot z Cheshire [masculine] (Polish), Kot-Dziwak z Cheshire [masculine] (Polish), Gato de Cheshire [masculine] (Portuguese), Gato Que Ri [masculine] (Portuguese), Motanul Cheshire [masculine] (Romanian), Чеши́рский кот (Češírskij kot) [masculine] (Russian), mačka Škľabka [feminine] (Slovak), Gato de Cheshire [masculine] (Spanish), Gato Risón [masculine] (Spanish), Cheshirekatten [common-gender] (Swedish), Чеши́рський кіт (Češýrsʹkyj kit) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (programming, attributive) A technique that involves hiding a class's data behind a pointer, so that the code remains binary-compatible even after future changes to members and functionality. Tags: attributive Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-Cheshire_cat-en-name-MudJG6rG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "fictional grinning cat",
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      "sense": "fictional grinning cat",
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      "sense": "fictional grinning cat",
      "word": "Чешир мысығы"
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      "sense": "fictional grinning cat",
      "word": "체셔 고양이"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ceśar māñjar",
      "sense": "fictional grinning cat",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "चेशर मांजर"
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      "sense": "fictional grinning cat",
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      "word": "Kot z Cheshire"
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      "sense": "fictional grinning cat",
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      "word": "Gato de Cheshire"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "fictional grinning cat",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "Češýrsʹkyj kit",
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