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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "paucal (noun)",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "paukalis"
}
],
"word": "paucal"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "paucale",
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"form": "paucaux",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "paucales",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "paucal (feminine paucale, masculine plural paucaux, feminine plural paucales)",
"name": "fr-adj"
}
],
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"French 2-syllable words",
"French adjectives",
"French entries with incorrect language header",
"French lemmas",
"French terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"paucal"
],
"links": [
[
"paucal",
"paucal#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/po.kal/"
}
],
"word": "paucal"
}
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