"ebony" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛb.ən.i/ [UK, US] Audio: en-au-ebony.ogg [Australia] Forms: more ebony [comparative], most ebony [superlative]
Etymology: From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3 Etymology templates: {{m|en|heben}} heben, {{m|en|hebeny}} hebeny, {{inh|en|enm|ebenif}} Middle English ebenif, {{m|enm|hebenyf}} hebenyf, {{cog|LL.|hebeninus}} Late Latin hebeninus, {{der|en|la|ebenius||of ebony}} Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), {{der|en|la|hebenus||ebon tree}} Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), {{der|en|grc|ἔβενος}} Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), {{der|en|egy|hbnj}} Egyptian hbnj Head templates: {{en-adj}} ebony (comparative more ebony, superlative most ebony)
  1. Made of ebony wood. Translations (made of ebony wood): եբենոսե (ebenose) (Armenian), եբենոսյա (ebenosya) (Armenian), եբենոս (ebenos) (Armenian), абаносов (abanosov) (Bulgarian), ebbenhouten (Dutch), eebenpuinen (Finnish), d’ébène (French), aus Ebenholz (German), Ebenholz- (German), εβένινος (evéninos) (Greek), ebena (Ido), hebeneus (Latin), абоносов (abonosov) (Macedonian), hebanowy (Polish), de ébano (Portuguese), эбе́новый (ebénovyj) (Russian), de ébano (Spanish), -a abunusi (Swahili), abanoz (Turkish), ебе́новий (ebénovyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ebony-en-adj-WqfYw4b3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 0 29 21 1 0 6 Disambiguation of 'made of ebony wood': 92 0 8
  2. A deep, dark black colour. Translations (deep, dark black colour): ebenholzfarben (German), κατάμαυρος (katámavros) (Greek), ebenea (Ido), cewek hitam (Indonesian), hebanowy (Polish), ébano (Portuguese), ebâneo (Portuguese), negru-abanos (Romanian), чёрный (čórnyj) (Russian), -a rangi ya abunusi (Swahili), ebenholtssvart (Swedish), abanoz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ebony-en-adj-kvh0Y1mD Disambiguation of 'deep, dark black colour': 0 92 8
  3. Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans. Categories (topical): Blacks
    Sense id: en-ebony-en-adj-b7zY6yjx Disambiguation of Blacks: 11 14 30 13 3 12 16 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 1 43 18 2 1 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ebony spleenwort Related terms: calamander, cocuswood, tendu

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛb.ən.i/ [UK, US] Audio: en-au-ebony.ogg [Australia] Forms: ebonies [plural]
Etymology: From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3 Etymology templates: {{m|en|heben}} heben, {{m|en|hebeny}} hebeny, {{inh|en|enm|ebenif}} Middle English ebenif, {{m|enm|hebenyf}} hebenyf, {{cog|LL.|hebeninus}} Late Latin hebeninus, {{der|en|la|ebenius||of ebony}} Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), {{der|en|la|hebenus||ebon tree}} Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), {{der|en|grc|ἔβενος}} Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), {{der|en|egy|hbnj}} Egyptian hbnj Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} ebony (usually uncountable, plural ebonies)
  1. (uncountable) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-ebony-en-noun-L2nxktgT
  2. (countable) A tree that yields such wood. Tags: countable, usually Categories (lifeform): Ebony family plants, Woods Translations (tree): ἔβενος (ébenos) [feminine, masculine] (Ancient Greek), եբենոս (ebenos) (Armenian), աբանոս (abanos) (Armenian), абано́с (abanós) [masculine] (Bulgarian), eben [masculine] (Catalan), banús [masculine] (Catalan), 黑檀樹 (Chinese Mandarin), 黑檀树 (hēitánshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 烏木 (Chinese Mandarin), 乌木 (wūmù) (Chinese Mandarin), hb:n-y:M3 (hbnj) (Egyptian), eebenpuu (Finnish), ébénier (French), ébano [masculine] (Galician), έβενος (évenos) [masculine] (Greek), ében (Hungarian), ébenfa (Hungarian), ebeniero (Ido), ebano [masculine] (Italian), コクタン (kokutan) (Japanese), hebenus [masculine] (Latin), абонос (abonos) [masculine] (Macedonian), آبانوز (abanoz) (Ottoman Turkish), آبنوس (âbnus) (Persian), heban (Polish), ébano [masculine] (Portuguese), abanos [masculine] (Romanian), чёрное де́рево (čórnoje dérevo) [neuter] (Russian), эбе́новое де́рево (ebénovoje dérevo) [neuter] (Russian), ebanovina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ဝႅတ်ႈ (wēt) (Shan), ébano [masculine] (Spanish), mpingo (Swahili), ebenholts [common-gender, neuter] (Swedish), ebenholtsträd [neuter] (Swedish), ebano (Tagalog), bantulihaw (Tagalog), ตะโก (dtà-goo) (Thai), มะเกลือ (Thai), abanoz (Turkish) Translations (wood): ἔβενος (ébenos) [feminine, masculine] (Ancient Greek), آبَنُوس (ʔābanūs) [masculine] (Arabic), եբենոս (ebenos) (Armenian), աբանոս (abanos) (Armenian), আবলুস (abolus) (Bengali), абано́с (abanós) (Bulgarian), eben [masculine] (Catalan), banús [masculine] (Catalan), 烏木 (Chinese Mandarin), 乌木 (wūmù) (Chinese Mandarin), 黑檀 (hēitán) (Chinese Mandarin), ebenové dřevo [neuter] (Czech), ibenholt (Danish), ebben (Dutch), ebbenhout (Dutch), hb:n-y:M3 (hbnj) (Egyptian), íbinviður [masculine] (Faroese), svartviður [masculine] (Faroese), eebenpuu (Finnish), ébène [feminine] (French), bois d’ébène [masculine] (French), ébano [masculine] (Galician), Ebenholz [neuter] (German), અબનૂસ (abanūs) (Gujarati), आबनूस (ābnūs) (Hindi), ében (Hungarian), ébenfa (Hungarian), ebeno (Ido), éabann [masculine] (Irish), ebano (Italian), コクタン材 (kokutanzai) (Japanese), hebeneus [masculine] (Latin), абонос (abonos) [masculine] (Macedonian), hazoarina (Malagasy), hazoary (Malagasy), abnus (Malay), കരിമരം (karimaraṁ) (Malayalam), കരിന്താളി (karintāḷi) (Malayalam), eabban [masculine] (Manx), ibenholt [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), ibenholt [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), آبانوز (abanoz) (Ottoman Turkish), آبنوس (âbnus) (Persian), heban [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), ébano [masculine] (Portuguese), abanos [masculine] (Romanian), чёрное де́рево (čórnoje dérevo) [neuter] (Russian), эбе́новое де́рево (ebénovoje dérevo) [neuter] (Russian), ебановина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), абонос [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ebanovina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), abonos [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ébano [masculine] (Spanish), abunusi (Swahili), ebenholts [common-gender, neuter] (Swedish), ebenholtsträ [neuter] (Swedish), ebano (Tagalog), bantulihaw (Tagalog), ตะโก (dtà-goo) (Thai), abanoz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ebony-en-noun-PBAvL2DC Disambiguation of Ebony family plants: 21 1 17 24 33 0 3 Disambiguation of Woods: 24 1 14 23 32 1 5 Disambiguation of 'tree': 23 77 0 0 Disambiguation of 'wood': 38 62 0 0
  3. (countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour. Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Translations (colour): eben [masculine] (Catalan), banús [masculine] (Catalan), 烏黑 (Chinese Mandarin), 乌黑 (wūhēi) (Chinese Mandarin), pikimusta (Finnish), ébène (French), ébano [masculine] (Galician), კუპრისფერი (ḳuṗrisperi) (Georgian), Ebenholz [neuter] (German), आबनूस (ābnūs) (Hindi), ében (Hungarian), ébenfekete (Hungarian), ebenea (Ido), ebano [masculine] (Italian), heban [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), ébano [masculine] (Portuguese), negru-abanos (Romanian), negru de abanos (Romanian), ébano [masculine] (Spanish), rangi ya abunusi (Swahili), ebenholts [common-gender, neuter] (Swedish), ebano (Tagalog), bantulihaw (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-ebony-en-noun-kvh0Y1mD Disambiguation of 'colour': 0 0 100 0
  4. (slang, countable) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument. Tags: countable, slang, usually
    Sense id: en-ebony-en-noun-1qcy7F0m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ceylon ebony, ebonify, ebonize, ebony bug, India ebony, Jamaican ebony, Samoan ebony, Texas ebony, West Indian ebony Related terms: ebon, Ebonics, ebonise, ebonite

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "wood",
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          "sense": "wood",
          "word": "ebeno"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "wood",
          "tags": [
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        {
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "wood",
          "word": "ebano"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "wood",
          "word": "コクタン材"
        },
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          "sense": "wood",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "wood",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "абонос"
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          "lang": "Malagasy",
          "sense": "wood",
          "word": "hazoarina"
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "sense": "wood",
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "karintāḷi",
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          "code": "gv",
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          "sense": "wood",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "sense": "wood",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "wood",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
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          "word": "ibenholt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "âbnus",
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          "lang": "Polish",
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "wood",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čórnoje dérevo",
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          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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        {
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ebénovoje dérevo",
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            "neuter"
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
          "code": "sh",
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "wood",
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "sense": "wood",
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "_dis1": "38 62 0 0",
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "roman": "abanós",
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "sense": "tree",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eben"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "sense": "tree",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "tree",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "sense": "tree",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wūmù",
          "sense": "tree",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tree",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tree",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "sense": "tree",
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "sense": "tree",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "ἔβενος"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "ében"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tree",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "ebeniero"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "tree",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ebano"
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "roman": "kokutan",
          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "コクタン"
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "sense": "tree",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "roman": "abonos",
          "sense": "tree",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "абонос"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "word": "آبانوز"
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "roman": "âbnus",
          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "آبنوس"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "heban"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tree",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ébano"
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          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "sense": "tree",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "abanos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čórnoje dérevo",
          "sense": "tree",
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            "neuter"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ebénovoje dérevo",
          "sense": "tree",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "tree",
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            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ebanovina"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "shn",
          "lang": "Shan",
          "roman": "wēt",
          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "ဝႅတ်ႈ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "tree",
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "sw",
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          "sense": "tree",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tree",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ebenholts"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tree",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ebenholtsträd"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "ebano"
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "tl",
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          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "bantulihaw"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "dtà-goo",
          "sense": "tree",
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        {
          "_dis1": "23 77 0 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "มะเกลือ"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "tree",
          "word": "abanoz"
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          "text": "ebony:"
        }
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "colour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "colour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "banús"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "烏黑"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wūhēi",
          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "乌黑"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "pikimusta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "ébène"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "colour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ébano"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳuṗrisperi",
          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "კუპრისფერი"
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        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "colour",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ābnūs",
          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "आबनूस"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "ében"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "colour",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "ebenea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "colour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ebano"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "colour",
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            "inanimate",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "heban"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "colour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ébano"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "colour",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "colour",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "colour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ébano"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "rangi ya abunusi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "colour",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ebenholts"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "tl",
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          "sense": "colour",
          "word": "ebano"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0",
          "code": "tl",
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          "sense": "colour",
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          "ref": "1982, Paul McCartney (lyrics and music), “Ebony and Ivory”, in Tug of War, performed by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder",
          "text": "Ebony and ivory / Live together in perfect harmony / Side by side on my piano keyboard / Oh lord, why don't we?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "piano"
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          "keyboard instrument"
        ]
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        "(slang, countable) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument."
      ],
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        "slang",
        "usually"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛb.ən.i/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
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      "audio": "en-au-ebony.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/En-au-ebony.ogg/En-au-ebony.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/En-au-ebony.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

{
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ebony spleenwort"
    }
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    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "heben"
      },
      "expansion": "heben",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hebeny"
      },
      "expansion": "hebeny",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "ebenif"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "hebenyf"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "2": "hebeninus"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "ebenius",
        "4": "",
        "5": "of ebony"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "ebon tree"
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "3": "ἔβενος"
      },
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "katámavros",
          "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
          "word": "κατάμαυρος"
        },
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        },
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          "_dis1": "0 92 8",
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          "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 92 8",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
          "word": "чёрный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 92 8",
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          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
          "word": "-a rangi ya abunusi"
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          "_dis1": "0 92 8",
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          "ref": "1864, George Adams Fisher, The Yankee conscript: or, Eighteen months in Dixie",
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          "ref": "1931, Catherine MacFarlane Carswell, The life of Robert Burns",
          "text": "No attempt was made in her new home to discontinue or even to conceal the presence of an ebony mistress and a thriving family of little mulattoes...",
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          "ref": "2004, Alyssa, “Ebony Girls Need Attention”, in alt.sex.escorts (Usenet)",
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      "word": "ebony bug"
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      "word": "India ebony"
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    {
      "word": "Jamaican ebony"
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    {
      "word": "Samoan ebony"
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          "ref": "2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 51",
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          "ref": "1982, Paul McCartney (lyrics and music), “Ebony and Ivory”, in Tug of War, performed by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder",
          "text": "Ebony and ivory / Live together in perfect harmony / Side by side on my piano keyboard / Oh lord, why don't we?",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "word": "آبَنُوس"
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      "roman": "ebenos",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "եբենոս"
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      "roman": "abanos",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "աբանոս"
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      "roman": "abolus",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "আবলুস"
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      "word": "абано́с"
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      "word": "eben"
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      "sense": "wood",
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      "word": "banús"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "烏木"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wūmù",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "乌木"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hēitán",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "黑檀"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ebenové dřevo"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ibenholt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ebben"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ebbenhout"
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      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "hbnj",
      "sense": "wood",
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      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "íbinviður"
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    {
      "code": "fo",
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      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "svartviður"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "eebenpuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ébène"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bois d’ébène"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ebenholz"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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      "sense": "wood",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ἔβενος"
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    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "abanūs",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "અબનૂસ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ābnūs",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "आबनूस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ében"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ébenfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ebeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "éabann"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ebano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kokutanzai",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "コクタン材"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hebeneus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "abonos",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "абонос"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "hazoarina"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "hazoary"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "abnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "karimaraṁ",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "കരിമരം"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "karintāḷi",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "കരിന്താളി"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eabban"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ibenholt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ibenholt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "abanoz",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "آبانوز"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âbnus",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "آبنوس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heban"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abanos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čórnoje dérevo",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "чёрное де́рево"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ebénovoje dérevo",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "эбе́новое де́рево"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ебановина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "абонос"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ebanovina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abonos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "abunusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ebenholts"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ebenholtsträ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ebano"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "bantulihaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtà-goo",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "ตะโก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "abanoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ebenos",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "եբենոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "abanos",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "աբանոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "abanós",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "абано́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eben"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "banús"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "黑檀樹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hēitánshù",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "黑檀树"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "烏木"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wūmù",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "乌木"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "hbnj",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "hb:n-y:M3"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "eebenpuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ébénier"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "évenos",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "έβενος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ébenos",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἔβενος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ében"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ébenfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ebeniero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ebano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kokutan",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "コクタン"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hebenus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "abonos",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "абонос"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "abanoz",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "آبانوز"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "âbnus",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "آبنوس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "heban"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abanos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čórnoje dérevo",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "чёрное де́рево"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ebénovoje dérevo",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "эбе́новое де́рево"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ebanovina"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "wēt",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ဝႅတ်ႈ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "mpingo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ebenholts"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ebenholtsträd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ebano"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "bantulihaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtà-goo",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ตะโก"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "มะเกลือ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "abanoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eben"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "banús"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "烏黑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wūhēi",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "乌黑"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "pikimusta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "ébène"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳuṗrisperi",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "კუპრისფერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ebenholz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ābnūs",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "आबनूस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "ében"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "ébenfekete"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "ebenea"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ebano"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heban"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "negru-abanos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "negru de abanos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "rangi ya abunusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "colour",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ebenholts"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "ebano"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "bantulihaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ebony"
}

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    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Egyptian",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Requests for review of Russian translations",
    "en:Blacks",
    "en:Ebony family plants",
    "en:Woods"
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      "word": "ebony spleenwort"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "heben"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hebeny"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "LL.",
        "2": "hebeninus"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin hebeninus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ebenius",
        "4": "",
        "5": "of ebony"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ebenius (“of ebony”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "hebenus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "ebon tree"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἔβενος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "hbnj"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian hbnj",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more ebony",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most ebony",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ebony (comparative more ebony, superlative most ebony)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "calamander"
    },
    {
      "word": "cocuswood"
    },
    {
      "word": "tendu"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Made of ebony wood."
      ],
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        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ebony:"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 February, “New \"Mini-Buffets\" from Wolverton”, in Trains Illustrated, page 79",
          "text": "Seats are trimmed in a grey and blue moquette and tables are finished with grey Vyanide tops, gilt edging and ebony legs.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A deep, dark black colour."
      ],
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        [
          "black",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1864, George Adams Fisher, The Yankee conscript: or, Eighteen months in Dixie",
          "text": "He called the ebony mistress of the establishment to him, and speaking to her kindly and winningly, as any dutiful husband should, told her to make the change, which she did.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1931, Catherine MacFarlane Carswell, The life of Robert Burns",
          "text": "No attempt was made in her new home to discontinue or even to conceal the presence of an ebony mistress and a thriving family of little mulattoes...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Alyssa, “Ebony Girls Need Attention”, in alt.sex.escorts (Usenet)",
          "text": "Want to watch my gorgeous ebony friend, Almond Joy, naked and online 24/7? She recently ended a long-term relationship and is now fully enjoying being a 25 year-old single gal in Beverly Hills.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Dark-skinned",
          "dark-skinned"
        ],
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ],
        [
          "African-American",
          "African-American"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛb.ən.i/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-ebony.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/En-au-ebony.ogg/En-au-ebony.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/En-au-ebony.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ebenose",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "եբենոսե"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ebenosya",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "եբենոսյա"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ebenos",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "եբենոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "abanosov",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "абаносов"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "ebbenhouten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "eebenpuinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "d’ébène"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "aus Ebenholz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "Ebenholz-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "evéninos",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "εβένινος"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "ebena"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "hebeneus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "abonosov",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "абоносов"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "hebanowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "de ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ebénovyj",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "эбе́новый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "de ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "-a abunusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "abanoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ebénovyj",
      "sense": "made of ebony wood",
      "word": "ебе́новий"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "ebenholzfarben"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katámavros",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "κατάμαυρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "ebenea"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "cewek hitam"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "hebanowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "ébano"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "ebâneo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "negru-abanos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čórnyj",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "чёрный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "-a rangi ya abunusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "ebenholtssvart"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "deep, dark black colour",
      "word": "abanoz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ebony"
}

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