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"8": "",
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"word": "kakitangan"
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"word": "petugas"
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"A staff used to support one's movement; a crutch."
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"A clerical staff, often curled; a crozier."
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"A staff serving as an emblem of authority and rulership."
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"A bar of a ladder (either vertical or horizontal)"
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"A rod for conveying or transporting items upon."
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"rod",
"rod"
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"A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:",
"A staff for blending or mixing ingredients."
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"staff",
"staff"
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"rod",
"rod"
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[
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"pole"
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"kind": "other",
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],
"glosses": [
"A letter of the alphabet."
],
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"(Early Middle English) A letter of the alphabet."
],
"tags": [
"Early-Middle-English"
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},
{
"glosses": [
"One's nourishment or lifeblood; that which aids one."
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"id": "en-staf-enm-noun-eX2yoGo1",
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"lifeblood",
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"(figurative) One's nourishment or lifeblood; that which aids one."
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},
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"A metaphorical arm or weapon; a tool of figurative battle."
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"(figurative) A metaphorical arm or weapon; a tool of figurative battle."
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"A limb, tillow or twig."
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"(rare) A limb, tillow or twig."
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"A measure for area."
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"(rare) A measure for area."
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"kind": "topical",
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"Art",
"Literature",
"Culture",
"Entertainment",
"Writing",
"Society",
"Human behaviour",
"Language",
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"Communication",
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"Language",
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],
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"A poetic verse."
],
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"(rare) A poetic verse."
],
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}
],
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},
{
"ipa": "/staːf/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈstaːv(ə)/"
}
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