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"aorta",
"aorta#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(anatomy) Abbreviation of aorta."
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of"
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"word": "Ao"
}
Download raw JSONL data for Ao meaning in English (7.2kB)
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": Áojiāng vs. áo",
"path": [
"Ao"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "proper noun",
"title": "Ao",
"trace": ""
}
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