"'am" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-'am.wav Forms: 'ams [plural]
Etymology: A representation of the pronunciation of ham by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]). Head templates: {{en-noun}} 'am (plural 'ams)
  1. Nonstandard form of ham. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: ham
    Sense id: en-'am-en-noun-FOW9Guus Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "A representation of the pronunciation of ham by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "'ams",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "expansion": "'am (plural 'ams)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "ham"
        }
      ],
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "Nonstandard form of ham."
      ],
      "id": "en-'am-en-noun-FOW9Guus",
      "links": [
        [
          "ham",
          "ham#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "'am"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "'ams",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "'am (plural 'ams)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "ham"
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      ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nonstandard forms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nonstandard form of ham."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ham",
          "ham#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "nonstandard"
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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