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"ref": "2012 December 3, Caroline Davies, The Guardian",
"text": "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.",
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "hertogin"
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "դքսուհի"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "女伯爵"
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"feminine"
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"word": "Herzogin"
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "duke wahine"
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "adipati perempuan"
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"lang": "Marathi",
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "डचेस"
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"word": "hertiginna"
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "ดัชเชส"
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"word": "duges"
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"ipa": "/ˈdʌt͡ʃəs/"
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
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"word": "دُوقَة"
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],
"word": "duquessa"
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"roman": "gōngjué fūrén",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"word": "公爵夫人"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
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],
"word": "hertogin"
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"word": "istri adipati"
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"tags": [
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
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"word": "duquessa"
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"code": "ota",
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"roman": "dukessa",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"word": "دوقسّه"
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{
"_dis1": "52 48",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "dušes",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"word": "دوشس"
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{
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"tags": [
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"word": "księżna"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
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"tags": [
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"word": "duquesa"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ducesă"
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],
"word": "герцоги́ня"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "knjagínja",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "княги́ня"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
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"word": "ban-diùc"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
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"feminine"
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"word": "војвоткиња"
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"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vojvodkyňa"
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "female spouse or widow of a duke",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "vojvodinja"
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"word": "դքսուհի"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hercogínja",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
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"word": "херцоги́ня"
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"word": "duquessa"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "女伯爵"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"feminine"
],
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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"feminine"
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"word": "hertogin"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "herttuatar"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "duchesse"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Herzogin"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "doúkissa",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δούκισσα"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "duke wahine"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "hercegnő"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hertogaynja"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "adipati perempuan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bandiúc"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hercogiene"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hercogė"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vojvotka",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "војвотка"
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{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bendiuic"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "ḍaces",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "डचेस"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "duchêsse"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "księżna"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "duquesa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gercogínja",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "герцоги́ня"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "knjagínja",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "княги́ня"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ban-diùc"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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],
"word": "hertiginna"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dát-chés",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "ดัชเชส"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "düşes"
},
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"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
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],
"word": "dük"
},
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"code": "vo",
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],
"word": "hidük"
},
{
"code": "vo",
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "jidük"
},
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "female ruler of a duchy",
"word": "duges"
}
],
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}
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"ref": "1956, John Thomas Lang, I Remember, page 64",
"text": "On arrival in England he was “duchessed” in a manner that no Australian Prime Minister has ever been “duchessed” before or since. Northcliffe was looking for someone around whom he could build a campaign against Asquith. Hughes filled the bill nicely.",
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"ref": "1996, Shane Maloney, The Brush-Off, published 2003, page 46",
"text": "‘A word to the wise, Murray. Those wogs you′ve been duchessing at Ethnic Affairs have got nothing on the culture vultures. Tear the flesh right off your bones, they will.’",
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{
"ref": "2004, Humphrey McQueen, A New Britannia, Fourth Edition, page 66",
"text": "The traditional version of Hughes′ decision to introduce conscription gives central importance to his visit to London in April 1916 where it is alleged he was duchessed and deceived concerning recruitment figures.",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2006, Jacqueline Dickenson, Renegades and Rats: Betrayal and the Remaking of Radical Organisations in Britain and Australia, page 144",
"text": "But by 1914 Grayson had, according to Groves, been thoroughly duchessed, believing that he could enjoy the good things in life and still serve the cause.",
"type": "quotation"
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"ipa": "/ˈdʌt͡ʃəs/"
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