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"English proper nouns",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English uncomparable adverbs",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English words spelled without vowels",
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"en:Eating disorders"
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"expansion": "CW (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adv"
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"pos": "adv",
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"word": "clockwise"
}
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],
"glosses": [
"Abbreviation of clockwise."
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}
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