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"ref": "2023 May 25, Stephanie Cain, quoting Lauren Kay, “Why More Brides Are Opting for Solo Bachelorette Trips”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2023:",
"text": "\"Bach parties are a time-honored tradition, but just like weddings, these have become hugely personalized,\" Lauren Kay, the executive editor of The Knot, said. \"Can you get married without one or by taking a solo trip? Absolutely.\"",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Clipping of bachelorette."
],
"links": [
[
"bachelorette",
"bachelorette#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial) Clipping of bachelorette."
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"clipping",
"colloquial"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bæt͡ʃ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bɛtʃ/",
"tags": [
"New-Zealand"
]
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ætʃ"
},
{
"homophone": "batch"
}
],
"word": "bach"
}
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