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Adverb [Danish]

IPA: /ɔf.tə/, [ˈʌf.d̥ə] Forms: oftere [comparative], oftest [superlative]
Etymology: From Old Norse opt. Compare Old English oft. Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|opt}} Old Norse opt, {{cog|ang|oft}} Old English oft Head templates: {{head|da|adverb|comparative|oftere|superlative|oftest}} ofte (comparative oftere, superlative oftest)
  1. often, frequently Synonyms: hyppigt, tit
    Sense id: en-ofte-da-adv-s3pVnbEG Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 18 15 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0

Conjunction [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈɔf.tə/ Audio: Nl-ofte.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔftə Etymology: From Middle Dutch ofte, from Old Dutch *oftho, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *efþau. Cognate with Old Saxon eftha, Old Norse eða. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|ofte}} Middle Dutch ofte, {{inh|nl|odt|*oftho}} Old Dutch *oftho, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|}} Proto-West Germanic [Term?], {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*efþau}} Proto-Germanic *efþau, {{cog|osx|eftha}} Old Saxon eftha, {{cog|non|eða}} Old Norse eða Head templates: {{head|nl|conjunction}} ofte
  1. (archaic or formal, except in fixed expressions) or Tags: archaic, formal Synonyms: of Derived forms: nooit ofte nimmer, oftewel
    Sense id: en-ofte-nl-conj-cXVRejcL Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 18 15 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0

Adverb [Esperanto]

IPA: [ˈofte] Audio: Eo-ofte.ogg
Rhymes: -ofte Etymology: From English often, German oft and Yiddish אָפֿט (oft), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). Etymology templates: {{bor|eo|en|often}} English often, {{bor|eo|de|oft}} German oft, {{bor|eo|yi|אָפֿט}} Yiddish אָפֿט (oft), {{der|eo|gem-pro|*ufta}} Proto-Germanic *ufta Head templates: {{eo-head}} ofte
  1. often Derived forms: ofta, ofto, ofteco
    Sense id: en-ofte-eo-adv-k8aBSPSs Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 18 15 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0

Adverb [Ido]

IPA: /ˈof.te/
Etymology: From Esperanto ofte. Etymology templates: {{der|io|eo|ofte}} Esperanto ofte Head templates: {{head|io|adverb}} ofte
  1. often
    Sense id: en-ofte-io-adv-k8aBSPSs Categories (other): Ido entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 18 15 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0

Conjunction [Middle Dutch]

Head templates: {{head|dum|conjunction}} ofte
  1. or
    Sense id: en-ofte-dum-conj-cXVRejcL
  2. (ofte ... ofte) either ... or
    Sense id: en-ofte-dum-conj--csSF6UA
  3. if, when
    Sense id: en-ofte-dum-conj-9bFBT3~9 Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 0 0
  4. as if
    Sense id: en-ofte-dum-conj-9lle1OKY
  5. if, whether
    Sense id: en-ofte-dum-conj-7FMZqRH4

Adverb [Middle English]

IPA: /ɔft/
Etymology: From Old English oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|oft}} Old English oft, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ufta}} Proto-Germanic *ufta Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} ofte
  1. oft, often Synonyms: oft
    Sense id: en-ofte-enm-adv-F~WejgmC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 18 15 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0

Adverb [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /ɔftə/ Forms: oftere [comparative], oftest [superlative]
Etymology: From Old Norse opt. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|opt}} Old Norse opt Head templates: {{head|nb|adverb|comparative|oftere|superlative|oftest}} ofte (comparative oftere, superlative oftest)
  1. frequently
    Sense id: en-ofte-nb-adv-oWfd6xwA
  2. often
    Sense id: en-ofte-nb-adv-k8aBSPSs

Adverb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²ɔftə/ Forms: oftare [comparative], oftast [superlative]
Etymology: From Old Norse opt. Akin to English often. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|opt}} Old Norse opt, {{cog|en|often}} English often Head templates: {{head|nn|adverb|comparative|oftare|superlative|oftast}} ofte (comparative oftare, superlative oftast)
  1. frequently
    Sense id: en-ofte-nn-adv-oWfd6xwA
  2. often
    Sense id: en-ofte-nn-adv-k8aBSPSs

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "opt"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse opt",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "oft"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English oft",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse opt. Compare Old English oft.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oftere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "oftest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "ofte (comparative oftere, superlative oftest)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "often",
          "often"
        ],
        [
          "frequently",
          "frequently"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hyppigt"
        },
        {
          "word": "tit"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔf.tə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʌf.d̥ə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofte"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "ofte"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch ofte",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*oftho"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *oftho",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic [Term?]",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "*efþau"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *efþau",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "eftha"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon eftha",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "eða"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse eða",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "ofte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "of‧te"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 15 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "nooit ofte nimmer"
        },
        {
          "word": "oftewel"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Just answer yes or no, this babbling is of no use to me.",
          "text": "Antwoord gewoon ja ofte nee, aan dit gebabbel heb ik niets.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "or"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofte-nl-conj-cXVRejcL",
      "links": [
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "except in fixed expressions",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or formal, except in fixed expressions) or"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "of"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔf.tə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-ofte.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/Nl-ofte.ogg/Nl-ofte.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Nl-ofte.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔftə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofte"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "malofte"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "often"
      },
      "expansion": "English often",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "oft"
      },
      "expansion": "German oft",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "yi",
        "3": "אָפֿט"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
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        "3": "*ufta"
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English often, German oft and Yiddish אָפֿט (oft), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ofte",
      "name": "eo-head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "of‧te"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        {
          "_dis": "18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ofta"
        },
        {
          "word": "ofto"
        },
        {
          "word": "ofteco"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "often"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofte-eo-adv-k8aBSPSs",
      "links": [
        [
          "often",
          "often"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Eo-ofte.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/Eo-ofte.ogg/Eo-ofte.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Eo-ofte.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈofte]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ofte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofte"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "rare"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "io",
        "2": "eo",
        "3": "ofte"
      },
      "expansion": "Esperanto ofte",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Esperanto ofte.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "io",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ofte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ido",
  "lang_code": "io",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ido entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 15 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "often"
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      "links": [
        [
          "often",
          "often"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈof.te/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofte"
}

{
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "ofte",
            "3": "of"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: ofte, of",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: ofte, of"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "ofte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
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      ],
      "id": "en-ofte-dum-conj-cXVRejcL",
      "links": [
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ]
      ]
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        [
          "either",
          "either"
        ],
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ]
      ],
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        "(ofte ... ofte) either ... or"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if, when"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofte-dum-conj-9bFBT3~9",
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "as if"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofte-dum-conj-9lle1OKY",
      "links": [
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "if, whether"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofte-dum-conj-7FMZqRH4",
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "whether",
          "whether"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofte"
}

{
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "oft",
            "3": "often"
          },
          "expansion": "English: oft, often",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: oft, often"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "aft",
            "3": "aften"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: aft, aften",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: aft, aften"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "oft"
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      "expansion": "Old English oft",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta.",
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 15 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "examples": [
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          "ref": "1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41:",
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      },
      "expansion": "English often",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse opt. Akin to English often.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oftare",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oftast",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "comparative",
        "4": "oftare",
        "5": "superlative",
        "6": "oftast"
      },
      "expansion": "ofte (comparative oftare, superlative oftast)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "frequently"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "frequently",
          "frequently"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "often"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "often",
          "often"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²ɔftə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofte"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ofte meaning in All languages combined (11.3kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: ofte ... ofte",
  "path": [
    "ofte"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Dutch",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "ofte",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: ofte ... ofte",
  "path": [
    "ofte"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Dutch",
  "subsection": "conjunction",
  "title": "ofte",
  "trace": ""
}

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