See brig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Pages with 8 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ɪɡ",
"Rhymes:English/ɪɡ/1 syllable",
"cy:Botany",
"cy:Plant anatomy",
"en:Watercraft"
],
"etymology_number": 3,
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "brigadier"
},
"expansion": "Clipping of brigadier",
"name": "clipping"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Clipping of brigadier.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "brigs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "brig (plural brigs)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Brigadier."
],
"links": [
[
"Brigadier",
"brigadier"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bɹɪɡ/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-brig.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/En-us-brig.ogg/En-us-brig.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/En-us-brig.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪɡ"
}
],
"word": "brig"
}
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