"javelin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæv.(ə.)lɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-javelin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: javelins [plural]
enPR: jăv'lǐn Rhymes: -ævlɪn Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old French javelline, diminutive of javelot, diminutive of *javel, from Vulgar Latin *gabalus, from Gaulish gabulum (compare Old Irish gabul (“fork”), Welsh gafl), from Proto-Celtic *gablā (“fork, forked branch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-. The Old French term was also borrowed into Middle Low German as gaveline, and into Middle High German as gabilot. Cognate with gavelock, gaffle. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm}} Middle English [Term?], {{der|en|fro|javelline}} Old French javelline, {{m|fro|javelot}} javelot, {{m|fro|*javel}} *javel, {{der|en|VL.|*gabalus}} Vulgar Latin *gabalus, {{der|en|cel-gau|gabulum}} Gaulish gabulum, {{cog|sga|gabul||fork}} Old Irish gabul (“fork”), {{cog|cy|gafl}} Welsh gafl, {{der|en|cel-pro|*gablā||fork, forked branch}} Proto-Celtic *gablā (“fork, forked branch”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-||}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-, {{cog|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{m|gml|gaveline}} gaveline, {{cog|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{m|gmh|gabilot}} gabilot, {{m|en|gavelock}} gavelock, {{doublet|en|gaffle|notext=1}} gaffle Head templates: {{en-noun}} javelin (plural javelins)
  1. A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon. Translations (spear used as a weapon): ἀκόντιον (akóntion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), σαύνιον (saúnion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ὑσσός (hussós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), նիզակ (nizak) (Armenian), աշտե (ašte) (Armenian), копие (kopie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), javelina [feminine] (Catalan), 標槍 (Chinese Mandarin), 标枪 (biāoqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), oštěp [masculine] (Czech), spyd [neuter] (Danish), kastespyd [neuter] (Danish), speer (Dutch), ĵetlanco (Esperanto), keihäs (Finnish), heittokeihäs (Finnish), javelot [masculine] (French), xavelina [feminine] (Galician), bofordo [masculine] (Galician), bafordo [masculine] (Galician), ascuma [feminine] (Galician), azagaia [feminine] (Galician), venabre [masculine] (Galician), ოროლი (oroli) (Georgian), ჰოროლი (horoli) (Georgian), Speer [masculine] (German), ακόντιο (akóntio) [neuter] (Greek), כידון (kidón) [masculine] (Hebrew), javelino (Ido), lembing (Indonesian), sleá [feminine] (Irish), giavellotto (Italian), 投げ槍 (nageyari) (alt: なげやり) (Japanese), やり (yari) (Japanese), pīlum (Latin), verūtum (Latin), šķēps [masculine] (Latvian), akstis [masculine] (Lithuanian), џилит (džilit) [masculine] (Macedonian), lembing (Malay), mākoi (Maori), tārerarera (Maori), launce (Middle English), dart (Middle English), javeline [feminine] (Middle French), ၜုန်ဇၞိက် (Mon), သၞာ်သၟတ် (Mon), javelot [masculine] (Old French), dart [masculine] (Old French), satti [feminine] (Pali), زوبین (zubin) (Persian), نیزه (neyze) (Persian), خشت (xešt) (Persian), سل (sel) (Persian), Spiess [masculine] (Plautdietsch), oszczep [masculine] (Polish), dardo (Portuguese), suliță [feminine] (Romanian), дро́тик (drótik) [masculine] (Russian), копьё (kopʹjó) [neuter] (Russian), शल्य (śalya) [masculine, neuter] (Sanskrit), oštep [masculine] (Slovak), kopje [neuter] (Slovene), jabalina [feminine] (Spanish), kastspjut [neuter] (Swedish), balibabat (Tagalog), habalina (Tagalog), зӯпин (züpin) (Tajik), cirit (Turkish), mızrak (Turkish), kargı (Turkish), 𐎌𐎍𐎈 (šlḥ) (Ugaritic), дрото́к (drotók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), gwaywffon [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-javelin-en-noun-XIwPnG~y Disambiguation of 'spear used as a weapon': 84 16 0
  2. A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event. Categories (topical): Spears Translations (spear used in athletic competition): ἀκόντιον (akóntion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), копие (kopie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), javelina [feminine] (Catalan), 標槍 (Chinese Mandarin), 标枪 (biāoqiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), oštěp [masculine] (Czech), spyd [neuter] (Danish), speer (Dutch), ĵetlanco (Esperanto), keihäs (Finnish), javelot [masculine] (French), xavelina [feminine] (Galician), ხელშუბი (xelšubi) (Georgian), სატყორცნი შუბი (saṭq̇orcni šubi) (Georgian), Speer [masculine] (German), ακόντιο (akóntio) [neuter] (Greek), כידון (kidón) [masculine] (Hebrew), gerely (Hungarian), javelino (Ido), lembing (Indonesian), ジャベリン (jaberin) (Japanese), (yari) (alt: やり) (Japanese), šķēps [masculine] (Latvian), akstis [masculine] (Lithuanian), ietis [masculine] (Lithuanian), копје (kopje) [neuter] (Macedonian), ജാവലിൻ (jāvaliṉ) (Malayalam), spyd [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), spyd [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), spjut [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), نیزه (neyze) (Persian), Spiess [masculine] (Plautdietsch), oszczep [masculine] (Polish), dardo [masculine] (Portuguese), suliță [feminine] (Romanian), копьё (kopʹjó) [neuter] (Russian), oštep [masculine] (Slovak), kopje [neuter] (Slovene), jabalina [feminine] (Spanish), spjut [neuter] (Swedish), balibabat (Tagalog), habalina (Tagalog), cirit (Turkish), gwaywffon [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-javelin-en-noun-OhUyGr0q Disambiguation of Spears: 23 48 19 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 60 33 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 54 36 6 Disambiguation of 'spear used in athletic competition': 42 57 1
  3. A javelinfish (Coelorinchus australis).
    Sense id: en-javelin-en-noun-PCK28LJQ Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 40 50 6
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Derived forms: javelin dart, javelineer, javelinier, javelin throw, javelin thrower

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæv.(ə.)lɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-javelin.wav [Southern-England] Forms: javelins [present, singular, third-person], javelining [participle, present], javelined [participle, past], javelined [past]
enPR: jăv'lǐn Rhymes: -ævlɪn Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old French javelline, diminutive of javelot, diminutive of *javel, from Vulgar Latin *gabalus, from Gaulish gabulum (compare Old Irish gabul (“fork”), Welsh gafl), from Proto-Celtic *gablā (“fork, forked branch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-. The Old French term was also borrowed into Middle Low German as gaveline, and into Middle High German as gabilot. Cognate with gavelock, gaffle. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm}} Middle English [Term?], {{der|en|fro|javelline}} Old French javelline, {{m|fro|javelot}} javelot, {{m|fro|*javel}} *javel, {{der|en|VL.|*gabalus}} Vulgar Latin *gabalus, {{der|en|cel-gau|gabulum}} Gaulish gabulum, {{cog|sga|gabul||fork}} Old Irish gabul (“fork”), {{cog|cy|gafl}} Welsh gafl, {{der|en|cel-pro|*gablā||fork, forked branch}} Proto-Celtic *gablā (“fork, forked branch”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-||}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-, {{cog|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{m|gml|gaveline}} gaveline, {{cog|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{m|gmh|gabilot}} gabilot, {{m|en|gavelock}} gavelock, {{doublet|en|gaffle|notext=1}} gaffle Head templates: {{en-verb}} javelin (third-person singular simple present javelins, present participle javelining, simple past and past participle javelined)
  1. (transitive) To pierce with a javelin. Tags: transitive Related terms: discus, hammer
    Sense id: en-javelin-en-verb-8orP7H7S

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        {
          "ref": "2023, Sufjan Stevens (lyrics and music), “Javelin (To Have and To Hold)”, in Javelin",
          "text": "Searching through snow / For the javelin I had not / Meant to throw right at you / For if it had hit its mark / There’d be blood in the place / Where you stood",
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          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "nizak",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "նիզակ"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "աշտե"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kopie",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "javelina"
        },
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          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "標槍"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biāoqiāng",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "标枪"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oštěp"
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          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "spyd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kastespyd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "speer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "ĵetlanco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "keihäs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "heittokeihäs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "javelot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "frm",
          "lang": "Middle French",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "javeline"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "xavelina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bofordo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bafordo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ascuma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "azagaia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "venabre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "oroli",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "ოროლი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "horoli",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "ჰოროლი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Speer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "akóntio",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ακόντιο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "akóntion",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ἀκόντιον"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "saúnion",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "σαύνιον"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hussós",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ὑσσός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kidón",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "כידון"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "javelino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "lembing"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sleá"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "giavellotto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "alt": "なげやり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nageyari",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "投げ槍"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yari",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "やり"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "pīlum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "word": "verūtum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "šķēps"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 16 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
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        "5": ""
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      },
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        "(transitive) To pierce with a javelin."
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}
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    "Requests for review of Serbo-Croatian translations",
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      "word": "javelin dart"
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      "word": "javelinier"
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      "name": "cog"
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        {
          "ref": "2023, Sufjan Stevens (lyrics and music), “Javelin (To Have and To Hold)”, in Javelin",
          "text": "Searching through snow / For the javelin I had not / Meant to throw right at you / For if it had hit its mark / There’d be blood in the place / Where you stood",
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        }
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      ],
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          "spear"
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          "hand",
          "hand"
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          "weapon",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event."
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          "metal"
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          "tip",
          "tip"
        ],
        [
          "spear",
          "spear"
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        [
          "distance",
          "distance"
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        [
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          "athletic"
        ],
        [
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          "field"
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          "event",
          "event"
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      "glosses": [
        "A javelinfish (Coelorinchus australis)."
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          "javelinfish"
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    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "nizak",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "նիզակ"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ašte",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "աշտե"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kopie",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "копие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "javelina"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "標槍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biāoqiāng",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "标枪"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oštěp"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spyd"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kastespyd"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "speer"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "ĵetlanco"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "keihäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "heittokeihäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "javelot"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "javeline"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "xavelina"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bofordo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bafordo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ascuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "azagaia"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "venabre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "oroli",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "ოროლი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "horoli",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "ჰოროლი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Speer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "akóntio",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ακόντιο"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "akóntion",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ἀκόντιον"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "saúnion",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σαύνιον"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hussós",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ὑσσός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kidón",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "כידון"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "javelino"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "lembing"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sleá"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "giavellotto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "なげやり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nageyari",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "投げ槍"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yari",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "やり"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "pīlum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "verūtum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šķēps"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "akstis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "džilit",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "џилит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "lembing"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "mākoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "tārerarera"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "launce"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "dart"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnw",
      "lang": "Mon",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "ၜုန်ဇၞိက်"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnw",
      "lang": "Mon",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "သၞာ်သၟတ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "javelot"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dart"
    },
    {
      "code": "pi",
      "lang": "Pali",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "satti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zubin",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "زوبین"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "neyze",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "نیزه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xešt",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "خشت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sel",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "سل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spiess"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oszczep"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "dardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "suliță"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "drótik",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
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      ],
      "word": "дро́тик"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "копьё"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "śalya",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "शल्य"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oštep"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kopje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jabalina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kastspjut"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "balibabat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "habalina"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "züpin",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "зӯпин"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "cirit"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "mızrak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "kargı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "šlḥ",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "word": "𐎌𐎍𐎈"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "drotók",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дрото́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "spear used as a weapon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gwaywffon"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kopie",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "копие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "javelina"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "標槍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biāoqiāng",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "标枪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oštěp"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spyd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "speer"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "ĵetlanco"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "keihäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "javelot"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "xavelina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xelšubi",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "ხელშუბი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saṭq̇orcni šubi",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "სატყორცნი შუბი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Speer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "akóntio",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ακόντιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "akóntion",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kidón",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "כידון"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "gerely"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "javelino"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "lembing"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jaberin",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "ジャベリン"
    },
    {
      "alt": "やり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yari",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "槍"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šķēps"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "akstis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ietis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kopje",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "копје"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "jāvaliṉ",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "ജാവലിൻ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spyd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spyd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spjut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "neyze",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "نیزه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spiess"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oszczep"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "suliță"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kopʹjó",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "копьё"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oštep"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kopje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jabalina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spjut"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "balibabat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "habalina"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "word": "cirit"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "spear used in athletic competition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gwaywffon"
    }
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    "javelin"
  ],
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}

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        "To pierce with a javelin."
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