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"1": "en",
"2": "mer",
"3": "person"
},
"expansion": "mer- + person",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From mer- + person.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "merpersons",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "merpeople",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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},
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}
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"pos": "noun",
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},
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},
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"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Merpeople",
"orig": "en:Merpeople",
"parents": [
"Mythological creatures",
"Fantasy",
"Mythology",
"Fiction",
"Speculative fiction",
"Culture",
"Artistic works",
"Genres",
"Society",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Mythological creatures",
"orig": "en:Mythological creatures",
"parents": [
"Fantasy",
"Mythology",
"Fiction",
"Speculative fiction",
"Culture",
"Artistic works",
"Genres",
"Society",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half."
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mergirl"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merlady"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mermaid"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mermaiden"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merwoman"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merboy"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merguy"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merlad"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merman"
},
{
"sense": "parent",
"word": "merfather"
},
{
"sense": "parent",
"word": "mermother"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merbaby"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merchild"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merkid"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merteen"
},
{
"sense": "spouse",
"word": "merhusband"
},
{
"sense": "spouse",
"word": "merwife"
}
],
"id": "en-merperson-en-noun-7b5hfknQ",
"links": [
[
"mythological",
"mythological"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
],
[
"human",
"human"
],
[
"head",
"head"
],
[
"arms",
"arms"
],
[
"torso",
"torso"
],
[
"piscine",
"piscine"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rényú",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人魚 /人鱼"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ondin"
},
{
"alt": "にんぎょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ningyo",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人魚"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ineo",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "인어"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ngư̄ak",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "ເງືອກ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "triton"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "siren"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "syrena"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rusalka",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "русалка"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ngʉ̂ʉak",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "เงือก"
}
]
}
],
"word": "merperson"
}
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"1": "en",
"2": "mer",
"3": "person"
},
"expansion": "mer- + person",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From mer- + person.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "merpersons",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "merpeople",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "s",
"2": "merpeople"
},
"expansion": "merperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mergirl"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merlady"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mermaid"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mermaiden"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merwoman"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merboy"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merguy"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merlad"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merman"
},
{
"sense": "parent",
"word": "merfather"
},
{
"sense": "parent",
"word": "mermother"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merbaby"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merchild"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merkid"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merteen"
},
{
"sense": "spouse",
"word": "merhusband"
},
{
"sense": "spouse",
"word": "merwife"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English gender-neutral terms",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English terms prefixed with mer-",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Japanese translations",
"Terms with Korean translations",
"Terms with Lao translations",
"Terms with Latin translations",
"Terms with Mandarin translations",
"Terms with Polish translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
"Terms with Thai translations",
"en:Merpeople",
"en:Mythological creatures"
],
"glosses": [
"A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half."
],
"links": [
[
"mythological",
"mythological"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
],
[
"human",
"human"
],
[
"head",
"head"
],
[
"arms",
"arms"
],
[
"torso",
"torso"
],
[
"piscine",
"piscine"
]
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rényú",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人魚 /人鱼"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ondin"
},
{
"alt": "にんぎょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ningyo",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人魚"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ineo",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "인어"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ngư̄ak",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "ເງືອກ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "triton"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "siren"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "syrena"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rusalka",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "русалка"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ngʉ̂ʉak",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "เงือก"
}
],
"word": "merperson"
}
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