"amper" meaning in English

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ampered"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ampery"
    }
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ampre",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel"
      },
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    },
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "*amprā",
        "3": "",
        "4": "dock, sorrel"
      },
      "expansion": "*amprā (“dock, sorrel”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ampraz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sharp"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "aber"
      },
      "expansion": "aber",
      "name": "l"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.",
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    {
      "form": "ampers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter."
      ],
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          "pustule",
          "pustule"
        ],
        [
          "varicose vein",
          "varicose vein"
        ],
        [
          "pus",
          "pus"
        ],
        [
          "atter",
          "atter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A defect or flaw, especially in cloth."
      ],
      "id": "en-amper-en-noun-SSJsuSMF",
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          "defect",
          "defect"
        ],
        [
          "flaw",
          "flaw"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ampor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nanberry"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "anbury"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "anberry"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ambury"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amper"
}

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "ampers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ampersand"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2001 July 13, JimmyMac, “java and xml”, in comp.lang.java.help (Usenet)",
          "text": "While parseing an xml document( sax parser ), trying to replace ' | ' with ' & ' , it finds the pipe, but won't replace with amper.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "Abbreviation of ampersand."
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  ],
  "word": "amper"
}

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    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "West Frisian adverbs",
    "West Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
    "West Frisian lemmas"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ampered"
    },
    {
      "word": "ampery"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "*amprā",
        "3": "",
        "4": "dock, sorrel"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "sharp"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "aber"
      },
      "expansion": "aber",
      "name": "l"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter."
      ],
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          "tumour",
          "tumour"
        ],
        [
          "pustule",
          "pustule"
        ],
        [
          "varicose vein",
          "varicose vein"
        ],
        [
          "pus",
          "pus"
        ],
        [
          "atter",
          "atter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A defect or flaw, especially in cloth."
      ],
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        [
          "defect",
          "defect"
        ],
        [
          "flaw",
          "flaw"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ampor"
    },
    {
      "word": "nanberry"
    },
    {
      "word": "anbury"
    },
    {
      "word": "anberry"
    },
    {
      "word": "ambury"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amper"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ampers",
      "tags": [
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    }
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      "expansion": "amper (plural ampers)",
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  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ampersand"
        }
      ],
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2001 July 13, JimmyMac, “java and xml”, in comp.lang.java.help (Usenet)",
          "text": "While parseing an xml document( sax parser ), trying to replace ' | ' with ' & ' , it finds the pipe, but won't replace with amper.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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  "word": "amper"
}