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},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "LL.",
"3": "inānītio",
"4": "inānītiōnem"
},
"expansion": "Late Latin inānītiōnem",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "inānīre",
"3": "",
"4": "to make empty"
},
"expansion": "inānīre (“to make empty”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "inānis",
"3": "",
"4": "empty, vain"
},
"expansion": "inānis (“empty, vain”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French inanition, itself borrowed from Late Latin inānītiōnem, from inānīre (“to make empty”), from inānis (“empty, vain”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "inanitions",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "f"
},
"expansion": "inanition f (plural inanitions)",
"name": "fr-noun"
}
],
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"French 4-syllable words",
"French countable nouns",
"French entries with incorrect language header",
"French feminine nouns",
"French lemmas",
"French nouns",
"French terms derived from Late Latin",
"French terms derived from Old French",
"French terms inherited from Old French",
"French terms with IPA pronunciation",
"French terms with audio links",
"French terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "mourir d’inanition ― to die of inanition",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"inanition (state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition with resulting weakness)"
],
"links": [
[
"inanition",
"inanition#English"
],
[
"nutrition",
"nutrition#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/i.na.ni.sjɔ̃/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-inanition.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-inanition.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-inanition.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-inanition.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-inanition.wav.ogg",
"text": "Audio"
}
],
"word": "inanition"
}
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