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"3": "definite accusative",
"4": "methi",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "plural",
"8": "methler",
"f1accel-form": "def|acc|s",
"f1request": "1",
"f3accel-form": "nom|p",
"f3request": "1",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "meth (definite accusative methi, plural methler)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "methi",
"2": "methler"
},
"expansion": "meth (definite accusative methi, plural methler)",
"name": "tr-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
"Turkish lemmas",
"Turkish nouns",
"Turkish terms derived from Arabic",
"Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
"Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root م د ح",
"Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish"
],
"glosses": [
"praise"
],
"links": [
[
"praise",
"praise"
]
]
}
],
"word": "meth"
}
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