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"msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: microbitcoin (μBTC) (also bit): 0.000001 BTC desc=microbitcoin (μBTC) (also bit) rest=0.000001 BTC cls=other cls2=romanization e1=False e2=False",
"path": [
"bitcoin"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "bitcoin",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "linkages/371",
"msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: satoshi: 0.00000001 BTC desc=satoshi rest=0.00000001 BTC cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=True e2=False",
"path": [
"bitcoin"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "bitcoin",
"trace": ""
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (ce0be54 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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