See quare on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Variant of queer.",
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"great",
"great"
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},
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"text": "Esperanto: ĉar"
},
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{
"english": "However, besides rivers/streams are found marvelous estates and gardens, which were constructed by kings of France during the 16th century: which is why the Loire today is often called a royal river.",
"text": "Inveniuntur enim praeter amnem mirae villae et horti, qui a regibus Franciae in XVI° saeculo structi sunt: quare Liger hodie saepe regale flumen vocatur.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Hence, because of his delicate health, he could easily tolerate neither cold nor hot conditions.",
"text": "Quare quassato corpore neque frigora neque aestus facile tolerabat.",
"type": "example"
}
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"ipa": "/ˈkʷaː.reː/",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkʷäːreː]",
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkwa.re/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkwäːre]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
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"_dis1": "46 46 4 4",
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"word": "quōmodo"
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"A lot of, very, great."
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{
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}
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