"alm" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from alms",
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      "form": "alms",
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        "plural"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1992, Orlando B. Cuartocruz, Zamboanga Chabacano Folk Literature, page 26",
          "text": "An alm to the poor is a work of charity. Una limosna a los pobres es obra de caridad.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Bobb Biehl, The Question Book, Thomas Nelson Publishers",
          "text": "If in doubt, you rarely go wrong giving an alm to the poor, and you might feel better about it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Multnomah, page 78",
          "text": "“An alm for the love of God,” cries the beggar. Don Juan stops, reaches in his pocket and holds out his last gold coin above the outstretched arms of the [beggar].",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020, Melanie Dickerson, The Peasant's Dream, Thomas Nelson, page 99",
          "text": "He wanted to offer it to you, as an alm for the Church, but I told him you would never agree to that. But if you wish to pay one guilder per month, I think he would accept that.",
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        }
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        "Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard) Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms."
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      "ipa": "/ɑːm/",
      "tags": [
        "England",
        "Wales"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɑm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑlm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔlm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/æm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am/",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːm"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːlm"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːlm"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "arm (most non-rhotic accents)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alm"
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  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from alms",
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑːlm",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑːlm/1 syllable",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑːm",
        "Rhymes:English/ɑːm/1 syllable",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔːlm",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔːlm/1 syllable"
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        {
          "ref": "1992, Orlando B. Cuartocruz, Zamboanga Chabacano Folk Literature, page 26",
          "text": "An alm to the poor is a work of charity. Una limosna a los pobres es obra de caridad.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Bobb Biehl, The Question Book, Thomas Nelson Publishers",
          "text": "If in doubt, you rarely go wrong giving an alm to the poor, and you might feel better about it.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Multnomah, page 78",
          "text": "“An alm for the love of God,” cries the beggar. Don Juan stops, reaches in his pocket and holds out his last gold coin above the outstretched arms of the [beggar].",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020, Melanie Dickerson, The Peasant's Dream, Thomas Nelson, page 99",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms."
      ],
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑlm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɔlm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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        "US"
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        "Ireland",
        "Scotland"
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  "word": "alm"
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