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"2": "la",
"3": "epithetum"
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"4": "additional"
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"4": "to add on"
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"etymology_text": "From Middle French épithète, from Latin epithetum, epitheton, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton, “epithet, adjective”), the neuter of ἐπίθετος (epíthetos, “additional”), from ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi, “to add on”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “in addition”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put”) (suf. possibly related to title in the sense of \"ascribed appellation\") (from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, to do”)).",
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"A term used to characterize a person or thing."
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"person",
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"thing",
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "makdir",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "մակդիր"
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "epítet",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
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"word": "эпі́тэт"
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"roman": "epitet",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
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"masculine"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "epítet"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "稱號"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chēnghào",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "称号"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "綽號"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuòhào",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "绰号"
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{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "修飾語"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiūshìyǔ",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "修饰语"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epiteton"
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"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "epitet"
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"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "toenaam"
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"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "epitheton"
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"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "mainesana"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "epiteetti"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "épithète"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "eṗiteṭi",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "ეპითეტი"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Beiwort"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Epitheton"
},
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"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Attribut"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Beiname"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epítheto",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "επίθετο"
},
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"code": "grc",
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"roman": "epítheton",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἐπίθετον"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "jelző"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "epitéta"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epiteto"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "渾名"
},
{
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"alt": "あだな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "adana",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "あだ名"
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"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "épitet",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "эпитет"
},
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epitets"
},
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"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "epitet"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "epitet"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sefat",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "صفت"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "govâse",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"word": "گواسه"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epitet"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epíteto"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "epitet"
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{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "epítet",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "эпи́тет"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epíteto"
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{
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "epitet"
},
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"_dis1": "64 6 12 16 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "epítet",
"sense": "term used to characterize a person or thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "епі́тет"
}
]
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"Society",
"All topics",
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"A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role."
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"(mythology) A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role."
],
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"A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person."
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"name",
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"sense": "descriptive substitute",
"word": "cognomen"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prjakor",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прякор"
},
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"_dis1": "12 15 56 7 1 9",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epítet"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 15 56 7 1 9",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilnavn"
},
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"_dis1": "12 15 56 7 1 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "epitheton"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"word": "epiteetti"
},
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"_dis1": "12 15 56 7 1 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"word": "liikanimi"
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"_dis1": "12 15 56 7 1 9",
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "épithète"
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"_dis1": "12 15 56 7 1 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Beiwort"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Beiname"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
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"masculine"
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"word": "Spitzname"
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"code": "grc",
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"roman": "epítheton",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epiteto"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epitets"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
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"masculine"
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"word": "epitet"
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]
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"One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing."
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{
"ref": "2006, Eric L. Goldstein, The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity",
"text": "Part of this process was the elaboration of new terms for the Jew, especially the increasingly popular epithet “kike”.",
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"An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase."
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"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rugatnja",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ругатня"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epítet"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "skældsord"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "scheldnaam"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "schimpnaam"
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{
"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"word": "haukkumanimi"
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{
"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "épithète"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schimpfwort"
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"_dis1": "2 5 2 6 75 10",
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"masculine"
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"word": "epiteto"
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"word": "epitet"
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[
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[
"species",
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[
"plant",
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[
"fungi",
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[
"bacteria",
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[
"animal",
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"(taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name."
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tilnavn"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "epitheton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"word": "epiteetti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"word": "liikanimi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "épithète"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Beiwort"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Beiname"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Spitzname"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "epítheton",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἐπίθετον"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epiteto"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epitets"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epitet"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rugatnja",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ругатня"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epítet"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "skældsord"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scheldnaam"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "schimpnaam"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"word": "haukkumanimi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "épithète"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schimpfwort"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schimpfname"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "epiteto"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "abusive or contemptuous word or phrase",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "epitet"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "epitheton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "following genus",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
"word": "lajinimi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "following species",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
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},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Epitheton"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epiteto"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
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"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
"word": "эпитет"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "epitet"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "epitet"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "эпи́тет"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epíteto específico"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Charles Edward Stuart",
"Ivan the Terrible"
],
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}
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"2": "title"
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"4": "",
"5": "to put, to do"
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"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, to do”)",
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"ipa": "/ˈɛp.əˌθɛt/"
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