See Lynch on Wiktionary
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],
"glosses": [
"A placename",
"A place in England:",
"A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps)."
],
"links": [
[
"placename",
"placename"
],
[
"England",
"England#English"
],
[
"hamlet",
"hamlet"
],
[
"Selworthy",
"Selworthy#English"
],
[
"Somerset",
"Somerset#English"
],
[
"Somerset West and Taunton",
"Somerset West and Taunton#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Places in England",
"en:Places in Hertfordshire, England",
"en:Rivers in England",
"en:Rivers in Hertfordshire, England"
],
"glosses": [
"A placename",
"A place in England:",
"A minor river at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, which joins the River Lea."
],
"links": [
[
"placename",
"placename"
],
[
"England",
"England#English"
],
[
"river",
"river"
],
[
"Hoddesdon",
"Hoddesdon#English"
],
[
"Hertfordshire",
"Hertfordshire#English"
],
[
"Lea",
"Lea#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/lɪnt͡ʃ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪntʃ"
},
{
"homophone": "lynch"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Lynch",
"Lynch (surname)"
],
"word": "Lynch"
}
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