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{
"etymology_text": "From English ancestral + name.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ancestral names",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "ancestral name (plural ancestral names)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A surname, particularly used in contexts where other surnames (such as patronymics or clan names) need to be distinguished"
],
"id": "en-ancestral_name-en-noun-kNJoy9v-",
"links": [
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"surname",
"surname"
],
[
"particularly",
"particularly"
],
[
"used",
"used"
],
[
"context",
"context"
],
[
"other",
"other"
],
[
"such as",
"such as"
],
[
"patronymic",
"patronymic"
],
[
"clan name",
"clan name"
],
[
"need",
"need"
],
[
"distinguished",
"distinguished"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "32 68",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The xing surname in its ancient use where it was distinguished from the shi clan name, as opposed to its modern use as a simple surname"
],
"id": "en-ancestral_name-en-noun-GBomhKzk",
"links": [
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"xing",
"姓"
],
[
"surname",
"surname"
],
[
"ancient",
"ancient"
],
[
"use",
"use"
],
[
"distinguished",
"distinguished"
],
[
"shi",
"氏"
],
[
"clan name",
"clan name"
],
[
"as opposed to",
"as opposed to"
],
[
"modern",
"modern"
],
[
"simple",
"simple"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Sinology) The xing surname in its ancient use where it was distinguished from the shi clan name, as opposed to its modern use as a simple surname"
]
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"ancestral name"
],
"word": "ancestral name"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English nouns"
],
"etymology_text": "From English ancestral + name.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ancestral names",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "ancestral name (plural ancestral names)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A surname, particularly used in contexts where other surnames (such as patronymics or clan names) need to be distinguished"
],
"links": [
[
"surname",
"surname"
],
[
"particularly",
"particularly"
],
[
"used",
"used"
],
[
"context",
"context"
],
[
"other",
"other"
],
[
"such as",
"such as"
],
[
"patronymic",
"patronymic"
],
[
"clan name",
"clan name"
],
[
"need",
"need"
],
[
"distinguished",
"distinguished"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The xing surname in its ancient use where it was distinguished from the shi clan name, as opposed to its modern use as a simple surname"
],
"links": [
[
"xing",
"姓"
],
[
"surname",
"surname"
],
[
"ancient",
"ancient"
],
[
"use",
"use"
],
[
"distinguished",
"distinguished"
],
[
"shi",
"氏"
],
[
"clan name",
"clan name"
],
[
"as opposed to",
"as opposed to"
],
[
"modern",
"modern"
],
[
"simple",
"simple"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Sinology) The xing surname in its ancient use where it was distinguished from the shi clan name, as opposed to its modern use as a simple surname"
]
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"ancestral name"
],
"word": "ancestral name"
}
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