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"etymology_text": "After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.",
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"An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms."
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"word": "corposant"
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{
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{
"word": "Elmo's fire"
},
{
"word": "St. Elmo's light"
},
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"word": "St Elmo's fire"
},
{
"word": "Saint Elmo's fire"
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{
"word": "St. Ulmo's fire"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Sint-Elmusvuur"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "Ogǎn na sveti Elm",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Огън на свети Елм"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "foc de Sant Elm"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "聖艾爾摩之火"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Shèng Ài'ěrmó zhī huǒ",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "圣艾尔摩之火"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "oheň svatého Eliáše"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "sanktelmsild"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Sint-Elmusvuur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "at sea",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Elmon tuli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "on land",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "ukonvirva"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "feu de Saint-Elme"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "lume de San Telmo"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Elmsfeuer"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Ágioi Nikólides",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Άγιοι Νικόληδες"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "helénē",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἑλένη"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "אש אלמו הקדוש"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Szent Elmo tüze"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "api Santa Elmo"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "gealán San Elmo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "fuoco di Sant'Elmo"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sentoerumo no hi",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "セントエルモの火"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seinteu elmoui bul",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "세인트 엘모의 불"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "corpus sanctum"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Sankt Elms ild"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "ognie świętego Elma"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fogo de Santelmo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "santelmo"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "focul Sfântului Elmo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Ogni svjatovo Elʹma",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Огни святого Эльма"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Ватра светог Елма"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "fuego de San Telmo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Sankt Elmseld"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "elmseld"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "igneyo"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "igneo"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "santelmo"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Vohni svjatoho Elʹma",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Вогні святого Ельма"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Erasmus of Formia",
"St. Elmo's fire"
]
}
],
"word": "St. Elmo's fire"
}
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{
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},
{
"word": "St. Elmo's light"
},
{
"word": "St Elmo's fire"
},
{
"word": "Saint Elmo's fire"
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"translations": [
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Sint-Elmusvuur"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "Ogǎn na sveti Elm",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Огън на свети Елм"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "foc de Sant Elm"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "聖艾爾摩之火"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Shèng Ài'ěrmó zhī huǒ",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "圣艾尔摩之火"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "oheň svatého Eliáše"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "sanktelmsild"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Sint-Elmusvuur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "at sea",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Elmon tuli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "on land",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "ukonvirva"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "feu de Saint-Elme"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "lume de San Telmo"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Elmsfeuer"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Ágioi Nikólides",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Άγιοι Νικόληδες"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "helénē",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἑλένη"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "אש אלמו הקדוש"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Szent Elmo tüze"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "api Santa Elmo"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "gealán San Elmo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "fuoco di Sant'Elmo"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sentoerumo no hi",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "セントエルモの火"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seinteu elmoui bul",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "세인트 엘모의 불"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "corpus sanctum"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Sankt Elms ild"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "ognie świętego Elma"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fogo de Santelmo"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "santelmo"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "focul Sfântului Elmo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Ogni svjatovo Elʹma",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Огни святого Эльма"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Ватра светог Елма"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "fuego de San Telmo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Sankt Elmseld"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"tags": [
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"word": "elmseld"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "igneyo"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "igneo"
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{
"code": "tl",
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"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "santelmo"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Vohni svjatoho Elʹma",
"sense": "electrical discharge",
"word": "Вогні святого Ельма"
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"word": "St. Elmo's fire"
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