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{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪŋ"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "removal of undesirables",
"word": "purge"
},
{
"sense": "removal of undesirables",
"word": "witchhunt"
},
{
"sense": "defecation",
"word": "defecation"
},
{
"sense": "vomiting",
"word": "vomiting and Thesaurus:regurgitate"
},
{
"sense": "thing purged",
"word": "blood"
},
{
"word": "sin"
},
{
"word": "vomit"
},
{
"word": "and Thesaurus:feces"
}
],
"word": "purging"
}
{
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "purging",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "purgynge"
}
],
"categories": [
"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns"
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of purgynge"
],
"links": [
[
"purgynge",
"purgynge#Middle English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "purging"
}
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