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{
"forms": [
{
"form": "closer-knit",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "more close-knit",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "closest-knit",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "most close-knit",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "closer-knit",
"2": "more",
"sup": "closest-knit"
},
"expansion": "close-knit (comparative closer-knit or more close-knit, superlative closest-knit or most close-knit)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "loose-knit"
}
],
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I come from a close-knit family, we never keep secrets from one another.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "a close-knit community",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1860, Edward Everett Hale, The Elements of Christian Doctrine",
"text": "He looked rather to a close-knit company of brethren and sisters, knit so close that he could call it a family or a brotherhood, eager that God's kingdom should come.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1993, Ana Roca, John M. Lipski, Spanish in the United States",
"text": "The close-knit ethnic enclave also provides a stable environment where the dialect is commonly used. Therefore, if an ethnic community is close-knit the ethnic mother tongue is more likely to be retained under consensual pressure of its members to maintain linguistic separateness.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond."
],
"id": "en-close-knit-en-adj-TXID76hZ",
"links": [
[
"Closely",
"closely"
],
[
"link",
"link"
],
[
"connect",
"connect"
],
[
"identity",
"identity"
],
[
"culture",
"culture"
],
[
"bond",
"bond"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of a group) Closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of a group"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "tight-knit"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "團結一致的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tuánjié yīzhì de",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "团结一致的"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "hecht"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "läheinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "tiivis"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "eng verbunden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "engverbunden"
},
{
"alt": "だんけつした",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "danketsu shita",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "団結した"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "zgrany"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spločónnyj",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "сплочённый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "unido"
}
]
}
],
"word": "close-knit"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "closer-knit",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "more close-knit",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "closest-knit",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "most close-knit",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"1": "closer-knit",
"2": "more",
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},
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"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "loose-knit"
}
],
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"Japanese terms with redundant script codes"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I come from a close-knit family, we never keep secrets from one another.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "a close-knit community",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1860, Edward Everett Hale, The Elements of Christian Doctrine",
"text": "He looked rather to a close-knit company of brethren and sisters, knit so close that he could call it a family or a brotherhood, eager that God's kingdom should come.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1993, Ana Roca, John M. Lipski, Spanish in the United States",
"text": "The close-knit ethnic enclave also provides a stable environment where the dialect is commonly used. Therefore, if an ethnic community is close-knit the ethnic mother tongue is more likely to be retained under consensual pressure of its members to maintain linguistic separateness.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond."
],
"links": [
[
"Closely",
"closely"
],
[
"link",
"link"
],
[
"connect",
"connect"
],
[
"identity",
"identity"
],
[
"culture",
"culture"
],
[
"bond",
"bond"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(of a group) Closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of a group"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "tight-knit"
}
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "團結一致的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tuánjié yīzhì de",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "团结一致的"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "hecht"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "läheinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "tiivis"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "eng verbunden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "engverbunden"
},
{
"alt": "だんけつした",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "danketsu shita",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "団結した"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "zgrany"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spločónnyj",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "сплочённый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond",
"word": "unido"
}
],
"word": "close-knit"
}
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