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{
"word": "bells and whistles"
},
{
"word": "decorative"
},
{
"word": "exotic"
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{
"word": "fancy"
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{
"word": "ornate"
}
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"word": "in plain sight"
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"word": "in plain view"
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"word": "just plain folks"
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"word": "plain and simple"
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"word": "plain as a haystack"
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"word": "plain as a pikestaff"
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"word": "plain as day"
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"word": "plain as Dunstable highway"
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"word": "plain as porridge"
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"word": "plain as print"
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"word": "plain as Salisbury"
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"word": "plain as the nose on one's face"
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"word": "plain ball"
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"word": "plain bearing"
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"word": "plain bread"
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"word": "plain brown wrapper"
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"word": "plain chocolate"
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"word": "plain-clothed"
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"word": "plain clothes"
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"word": "plain-clothes"
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"word": "plain cook"
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"word": "plain dealer"
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"word": "plain-dealing"
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"word": "plain dealing"
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"word": "plain dress"
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"word": "plain English"
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"word": "plain film"
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"word": "plain flour"
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"word": "plain-hearted"
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"word": "plain Jane"
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"word": "plain-laid"
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"word": "plain leaf warbler"
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"word": "plain line"
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"word": "plain loaf"
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"word": "plain-looking"
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"word": "plainness"
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"word": "plain old"
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"word": "plain old data"
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"word": "plain old telephone service"
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"word": "plain paper"
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"word": "plain people"
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"word": "plain point"
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"word": "plain radiography"
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"word": "plain sailing"
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"word": "plain saw"
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"word": "plain-saw"
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"word": "plain-song"
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"word": "plain song"
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"word": "plain-speaking"
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"word": "plain speech"
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"word": "plain tall"
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"word": "plain text"
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"word": "plain to see"
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"word": "plain vanilla"
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"word": "plain water"
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"word": "plain weave"
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"word": "plain-winged"
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"word": "plain-winged antshrike"
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"word": "plain work"
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"word": "plain-woven"
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"word": "plain wrapper"
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"5": "flat, even, level, plain"
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"word": "plane"
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"(now rare, regional) Flat, level."
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"text": "He was dressed simply in plain black clothes.",
"type": "example"
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{
"text": "a plain tune",
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{
"ref": "2013 September–October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist",
"text": "The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.",
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"Simple, unaltered.",
"Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished."
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"sense": "lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "no-frills"
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"roman": "basīṭ",
"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "بَسِيط"
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"word": "պարզ"
},
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "sadə"
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"code": "eu",
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"word": "apal"
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"word": "xume"
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"word": "lau"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "прост"
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{
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "обикновен"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "senzill"
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"roman": "píng de",
"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "平的"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "簡單"
},
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"roman": "jiǎndān",
"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "简单"
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{
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"word": "平常"
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{
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "質素"
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{
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"roman": "zhìsù",
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"word": "质素"
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{
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"code": "de",
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"word": "schlicht"
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{
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"word": "pléineáilte"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "simplí"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "semplice"
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"alt": "へいいな",
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"roman": "heii na",
"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "平易な"
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"code": "ko",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "소박한"
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{
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"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "sade"
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{
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"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
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"word": "plano"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "sàha"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "ᠪᡳᡤᠠᠨ"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "tōtōkau"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "māmore"
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "taramore"
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"word": "kōkau"
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{
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"code": "pdt",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "schlicht"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "prosty"
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"_dis1": "0 73 9 6 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 2",
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "zwykły"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "zwyczajny"
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{
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "simples"
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{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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{
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"roman": "píng de",
"sense": "ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation",
"word": "平的"
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{
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{
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],
[
"battlefield",
"battlefield"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(archaic) Synonym of field in reference to a battlefield."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "field in reference to a battlefield"
}
],
"tags": [
"archaic"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "a flat geometric field",
"word": "plane"
}
],
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative spelling of plane: a flat geometric field."
],
"links": [
[
"plane",
"plane#English"
],
[
"flat",
"flat"
],
[
"geometric",
"geometric"
],
[
"field",
"field"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) Alternative spelling of plane: a flat geometric field."
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/pleɪn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[pl̥eɪn]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪn"
},
{
"homophone": "plane"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-plain.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/09/En-us-plain.ogg/En-us-plain.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/En-us-plain.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
"enpr": "plān"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rrafsh"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rrah"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arë"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "sahl",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "سَهْل"
},
{
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "sahl",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "سهل"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hartʿavayr",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "հարթավայր"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "daštavayr",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "դաշտավայր"
},
{
"code": "ay",
"lang": "Aymara",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "pampa"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "düzənlik"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "raŭnína",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "раўні́на"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ravnína",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "равни́на"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "mre-pran.",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "မြေပြန့်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "plana"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "planura"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "planícia"
},
{
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"roman": "are",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "аре"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "píngyuán",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "平原"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "píngyě",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "平野"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "planina"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pláň"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rovina"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "slette"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "vlakte"
},
{
"code": "ebk",
"lang": "Eastern Bontoc",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "tanap"
},
{
"code": "ebk",
"lang": "Eastern Bontoc",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "chator"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "ebeno"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "ebenaĵo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "tasandik"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "tasanko"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "tasamaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "plaine"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chaira"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chaúra"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chanzada"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zua"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "vaḳe",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "ვაკე"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "bari",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "ბარი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Ebene"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pediáda",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πεδιάδα"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pedío",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πεδίο"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pediás",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πεδιάς"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pedíon",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "πεδίον"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "mishór",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מִישׁוֹר"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "'aravá",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "עֲרָבָה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "maidān",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मैदान"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "alföld"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "síkság"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "róna"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "flatlendi"
},
{
"code": "ilo",
"lang": "Ilocano",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "patag"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "lakkia"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "tasanko"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "machaire"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "má"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pianura"
},
{
"alt": "へいち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "heichi",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "平地"
},
{
"alt": "へいや",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "heiya",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "平野"
},
{
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "txada"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jazañ",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "жазаң"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jazyq",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "жазық"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "tegıstık",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "тегістік"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "viəlĕəʼ",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "វាល"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "viəlriəp",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "វាលរាប"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "viəltumniəp",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "វាលទំនាប"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pyeongji",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "평지"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pyeong'ya",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "평야"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tüzdük",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "түздүк"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "tüzöŋ",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "түзөң"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "thī hāp",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "ທີ່ຮາບ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "plānum"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "plānitiēs"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "līdzenums"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lyguma"
},
{
"code": "knb",
"lang": "Lubuagan Kalinga",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "talap"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ramnina",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "рамнина"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "dataran"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "mānia"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "pākihi"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tal gazar",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "тал газар"
},
{
"code": "zgh",
"lang": "Moroccan Amazigh",
"roman": "azaɣar",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ⴰⵣⴰⵖⴰⵔ"
},
{
"code": "zgh",
"lang": "Moroccan Amazigh",
"roman": "azɣar",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ⴰⵣⵖⴰⵔ"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "halgai"
},
{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "chiana"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "slette"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "slette"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "slett"
},
{
"code": "nys",
"lang": "Nyunga",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "banitj"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "plana"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "jolge",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "جلگه"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hâmun",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "هامون"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "równina"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "planície"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "pampa"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "șes"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "câmpie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ravnína",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "равни́на"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "ajra",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "अज्र"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "равнѝца"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "ravnìca"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rovina"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "planina"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rovina"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rownina"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "płonina"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "płoń"
},
{
"code": "ksc",
"lang": "Southern Kalinga",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "tanap"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "llanura"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "planicie"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
],
"word": "tambarare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "slätt"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "patag"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "dašt",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "дашт"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "homun",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "ҳомун"
},
{
"code": "shi",
"lang": "Tashelhit",
"roman": "azaḡar",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ⴰⵣⴰⵖⴰⵔ"
},
{
"code": "shi",
"lang": "Tashelhit",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "azaɣar"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "bayalu",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "బయలు"
},
{
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "rai tetuk"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "tîi-râap",
"sense": "an expanse of land with relatively low relief",
"word": "ที่ราบ"
},
{
"code": "bo",
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"Middle French terms derived from Old French",
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"Middle French terms inherited from Old French"
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"word": "vuit"
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"english": "As she had seen\nHe was full of evil",
"ref": "c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide",
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"text": "De tant come ele l'ot veü,",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"canonical",
"masculine"
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"oblique",
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"singular"
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}
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{
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"nominative",
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"singular"
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}
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"10": "",
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"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "",
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"head": ""
},
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{
"glosses": [
"flat (not even or mountainous)"
],
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[
"flat",
"flat"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
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}
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{
"args": {
"1": "rm",
"2": "la",
"3": "plēnus"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
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{
"form": "plaina",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "plains",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "plainas",
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"feminine",
"plural"
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"args": {
"1": "rm",
"2": "adjectives",
"head": ""
},
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"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
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],
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"pos": "adj",
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{
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"Romansch entries with incorrect language header",
"Romansch lemmas",
"Romansch terms derived from Latin",
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],
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[
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"Sutsilvan"
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"path": [
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],
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"title": "plain",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
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"plain"
],
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"subsection": "noun",
"title": "plain",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
"msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'plain oblique singular or' in 'plain oblique singular, m (oblique plural plainz, nominative singular plainz, nominative plural plain)'",
"path": [
"plain"
],
"section": "Old French",
"subsection": "noun",
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}
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