"couple" meaning in English

See couple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkʌpəl/ Audio: en-us-couple.ogg [US], en-uk-couple.ogg [UK]
Rhymes: -ʌpəl Etymology: From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|couple}} Middle English couple, {{der|en|fro|couple}} Old French couple, {{der|en|la|cōpula|}} Latin cōpula, {{doublet|en|copula}} Doublet of copula Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} couple (not comparable)
  1. (informal, US, Canada) Two or (a) small number of. Tags: Canada, US, informal, not-comparable Categories (topical): Two
    Sense id: en-couple-en-adj-TBNe3kZv Disambiguation of Two: 14 14 12 15 4 8 5 1 5 7 3 3 8 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 14 16 9 7 1 7 9 1 2 4 9 11 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: copel [obsolete]

Determiner

IPA: /ˈkʌpəl/ Audio: en-us-couple.ogg [US], en-uk-couple.ogg [UK]
Rhymes: -ʌpəl Etymology: From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|couple}} Middle English couple, {{der|en|fro|couple}} Old French couple, {{der|en|la|cōpula|}} Latin cōpula, {{doublet|en|copula}} Doublet of copula Head templates: {{head|en|determiner}} couple
  1. (colloquial, US, Canada) Two or a few, a small number of. Tags: Canada, US, colloquial Categories (topical): Two
    Sense id: en-couple-en-det-~aNzDeSw Disambiguation of Two: 14 14 12 15 4 8 5 1 5 7 3 3 8 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 14 16 9 7 1 7 9 1 2 4 9 11 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: copel [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌpəl/ Audio: en-us-couple.ogg [US], en-uk-couple.ogg [UK] Forms: couples [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌpəl Etymology: From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|couple}} Middle English couple, {{der|en|fro|couple}} Old French couple, {{der|en|la|cōpula|}} Latin cōpula, {{doublet|en|copula}} Doublet of copula Head templates: {{en-noun}} couple (plural couples)
  1. Two of the same kind connected or considered together. Categories (topical): Two Synonyms (two things of the same kind): brace Translations (two of the same kind considered together): զույգ (zuyg) (Armenian), cüt (Azerbaijani), cütlük (Azerbaijani), чифт (čift) [masculine] (Bulgarian), (Chinese Mandarin), (duì) (Chinese Mandarin), 一對 (Chinese Mandarin), 一对 (yīduì) (Chinese Mandarin), pár (Czech), paar [neuter] (Dutch), koppel [neuter] (Dutch), tweetal [neuter] (Dutch), paro (Esperanto), pari (Finnish), paire [feminine] (French), Paar [neuter] (German), 𐌲𐌰𐌾𐌿𐌺 (gajuk) [neuter] (Gothic), ζεύγος (zévgos) [neuter] (Greek), ζευγάρι (zevgári) [neuter] (Greek), זוּג (zúg) [masculine] (Hebrew), cúpla [masculine] (Irish), ordphéire [masculine] [mathematics, sciences] (Irish), coppia [feminine] (Italian), paio [masculine] (Italian), 二つ (futatsu) (english: things) (alt: ふたつ) (Japanese), 二人 (futari) (english: people) (alt: ふたり) (Japanese), abalag (Kabyle), par [neuter] (Latin), pāris [masculine] (Latvian), tōpū (Maori), couple (Middle English), couple (Middle French), couple (Old French), زوج (zevc) (Ottoman Turkish), dwa [masculine, neuter] (Polish), dwie [feminine] (Polish), dwójka (Polish), dupla (Portuguese), par [masculine] (Portuguese), pereche [feminine] (Romanian), па́ра (pára) [feminine] (Russian), дво́е (dvóje) (Russian), द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva) [masculine, neuter] (Sanskrit), मिथुन (mithuna) [masculine] (Sanskrit), par [masculine] (Slovene), par [masculine] (Spanish), par [neuter] (Swedish), па́ра (pára) (Ukrainian), дво́є (dvóje) (Ukrainian), cwpl [masculine] (Welsh), pâr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-couple-en-noun-wRyQ9c22 Disambiguation of Two: 14 14 12 15 4 8 5 1 5 7 3 3 8 Disambiguation of 'two things of the same kind': 69 6 0 6 3 1 15 Disambiguation of 'two of the same kind considered together': 80 5 0 4 2 0 8
  2. Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship. Categories (topical): Two Synonyms (two partners): twosome Translations (two partners): çift [masculine] (Albanian), زَوْجَانِ (zawjāni) [dual] (Arabic), զույգ (zuyg) (Armenian), cüt (Azerbaijani), bikote (Basque), па́ра (pára) [feminine] (Belarusian), дво́йка (dvójka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), လင်မယား (langma.ya:) (Burmese), ယမက (ya.ma.ka.) (Burmese), parella (Catalan), 伴侶 (Chinese Mandarin), 伴侣 (bànlǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), 一對 (Chinese Mandarin), 一对 (yīduì) (Chinese Mandarin), 夫妻 (fūqī) (english: married) (Chinese Mandarin), 夫婦 (Chinese Mandarin), 夫妇 (fūfù) (english: married) (Chinese Mandarin), 情侣 (qínglǚ) (english: unmarried) (Chinese Mandarin), pár [masculine] (Czech), par [neuter] (Danish), stel (Dutch), koppel [Flanders, neuter] (Dutch), paar [neuter] (Dutch), duo [neuter] (Dutch), paro (Esperanto), paar (Estonian), pari (Finnish), pariskunta (Finnish), couple [masculine] (French), paire [feminine] (French), époux (english: a couple formed of a husband and wife) [masculine, plural] (French), წყვილი (c̣q̇vili) (Georgian), Paar [neuter] (German), ζεύγος (zévgos) [neuter] (Greek), ζευγάρι (zevgári) [neuter] (Greek), paʻa male (Hawaiian), זוּג (zúg) [masculine] (Hebrew), युगल (yugal) [masculine] (Hindi), जोड़ा (joṛā) [masculine] (Hindi), दंपति (dampati) [masculine] (Hindi), párosít (Hungarian), Casal [masculine] (Hunsrik), Paar [neuter] (Hunsrik), par [neuter] (Icelandic), duo (Ido), paro (Ido), lánúin [feminine] (Irish), coppia [feminine] (Italian), カップル (kappuru) (Japanese), ペア (pea) (Japanese), (tsui) (alt: つい) (Japanese), 一対 (ittsui) (alt: いっつい) (Japanese), 夫婦 (fūfu) (alt: ふうふ) (Japanese), жұбай (jūbai) (Kazakh), жұп (jūp) (Kazakh), មិថុន (mithon) (Khmer), មេថុន (meithon) (Khmer), គូ (kuu) (Khmer), 부부 (bubu) (Korean), 커플 (keopeul) (Korean), жубай (jubay) (Kyrgyz), ຄູ່ (khū) (Lao), pāris [masculine] (Latvian), pora [feminine] (Lithuanian), пар (par) [masculine] (Macedonian), двојка (dvojka) [feminine] (Macedonian), ദമ്പതികൾ (dampatikaḷ) (Malayalam), couple (Middle English), couple (Middle French), जोडी (joḍī) (Nepali), couplle [Guernsey, masculine] (Norman), coupl'ye [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), par [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), couple (Old French), lánamain [feminine] (Old Irish), زوج (zevc) (Ottoman Turkish), زوج (zawǰ) [masculine] (Pashto), جفت (joft) (Persian), زوج (zowj) (Persian), para (Polish), casal (Portuguese), pereche [feminine] (Romanian), cuplu [neuter] (Romanian), па́ра (pára) (Russian), чета́ (četá) (english: stilted, of married couples only) [feminine] (Russian), द्वंद्व (dvaṃdva) [masculine, neuter] (Sanskrit), मिथुन (mithuna) [masculine] (Sanskrit), dithis [feminine, masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), càraid [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), па̑р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pȃr [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pár [masculine] (Slovak), par [masculine] (Slovene), pareja [feminine] (Spanish), par [neuter] (Swedish), ҷуфт (juft) (Tajik), завҷ (zavj) (Tajik), คู่ (kûu) (Thai), çift (Turkish), jübüt (Turkmen), па́ра (pára) (Ukrainian), جۈپ (jüp) (Uyghur), juft (Uzbek), đôi vợ chồng (Vietnamese), đôi (Vietnamese), cwpl [masculine] (Welsh), pâr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-couple-en-noun-qWBhm6Kj Disambiguation of Two: 14 14 12 15 4 8 5 1 5 7 3 3 8 Disambiguation of 'two partners': 11 63 0 11 4 1 10 Disambiguation of 'two partners': 11 63 0 11 4 1 10
  3. (informal) A small number. Tags: informal Synonyms (a small number of): few, handful Translations (a small number of): bir-iki (Azerbaijani), 幾個 (Chinese Mandarin), 几个 (jǐge) (Chinese Mandarin), pár [masculine] (Czech), paar [neuter] (Dutch), koppel [neuter] (Dutch), kelkaj... (Esperanto), quelques (French), deux ou trois... (French), რამდენიმე (ramdenime) (Georgian), einige (German), ein paar (German), מְעַט (me'át') [masculine] (Hebrew), cúpla (Irish), paio [masculine] (Italian), 二、三 (ni san) (Japanese), 두셋 (duset) (Korean), pāris [masculine] (Latvian), parę (Polish), paru (Polish), poucos (Portuguese), alguns (Portuguese), câțiva (Romanian), câteva (Romanian), па́ра (pára) [feminine] (Russian), un par de (Spanish), unos (Spanish), ett par (Swedish), cwpl [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-couple-en-noun-cgAkYNGE Disambiguation of 'a small number of': 0 2 98 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'a small number of': 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
  4. One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple. Translations (one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery): pari (Finnish), カップル (kappuru) (Japanese), 電対 (Japanese), по́люс (póljus) [masculine] (Russian), pol [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-couple-en-noun-ckMGnls7 Disambiguation of 'one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery': 2 7 0 86 2 1 1
  5. (physics) A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment): koppel [neuter] (Dutch), voimapari (Finnish), couple [feminine] (French), 偶力 (gūryoku) (alt: ぐうりょく) (Japanese), cuplu [neuter] (Romanian), par de fuerzas [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-couple-en-noun-DvPS83Aj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 3 17 31 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 14 11 8 2 6 20 3 1 3 5 5 10 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 3 4 0 3 11 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 12 10 0 2 5 9 1 12 3 1 1 0 1 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment': 15 14 0 7 56 3 6
  6. (architecture) A couple-close. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-couple-en-noun-ZfSmXukg Topics: architecture
  7. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
    Sense id: en-couple-en-noun-Y2WdwNNX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pair, duo, copel [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌpəl/ Audio: en-us-couple.ogg [US], en-uk-couple.ogg [UK] Forms: couples [present, singular, third-person], coupling [participle, present], coupled [participle, past], coupled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌpəl Etymology: From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|couple}} Middle English couple, {{der|en|fro|couple}} Old French couple, {{der|en|la|cōpula|}} Latin cōpula, {{doublet|en|copula}} Doublet of copula Head templates: {{en-verb}} couple (third-person singular simple present couples, present participle coupling, simple past and past participle coupled)
  1. (transitive) To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another). Tags: transitive Synonyms (to join together): affix Translations (to join together): свързвам (svǎrzvam) (Bulgarian), съединявам (sǎedinjavam) (Bulgarian), acoblar (Catalan), 連接 (Chinese Mandarin), 连接 (liánjiē) (Chinese Mandarin), koppelen (Dutch), coupler (French), חיבר (khibér) (Hebrew), איחד (ikhéd) (Hebrew), kuplar (Ido), agganciare (Italian), accoppiare (Italian), acoplar (Portuguese), cupla (Romanian), împerechea (Romanian), împreuna (Romanian), acoplar (Spanish), koppla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-couple-en-verb-l5BD9zun Disambiguation of 'to join together': 47 23 22 8 Disambiguation of 'to join together': 47 23 22 8
  2. (transitive, dated) To join in wedlock; to marry. Tags: dated, transitive Categories (topical): Marriage Synonyms (to join in wedlock): bewed
    Sense id: en-couple-en-verb-rW9xBUSd Disambiguation of Marriage: 8 8 5 5 0 4 14 0 0 0 49 1 6 Disambiguation of 'to join in wedlock': 5 61 31 3
  3. (intransitive) To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to join in sexual intercourse): have sex
    Sense id: en-couple-en-verb-rj7bVTpK Categories (other): English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 14 16 9 7 1 7 9 1 2 4 9 11 10 Disambiguation of 'to join in sexual intercourse': 3 19 76 3
  4. (transitive) To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-couple-en-verb-Hh1iW3Hc Categories (other): English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 14 16 9 7 1 7 9 1 2 4 9 11 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: copel [obsolete], attach, put together, join, espouse, marry, make love, copulate Derived forms: coupling [noun], coupling rod (english: a rod that couples), decouple, decoupled, uncouple

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "active couple"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bicker like a married couple"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "odd couple"
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      "word": "power couple"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Romeo and Juliet couple"
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          "text": "A couple of police officers appeared at the door."
        },
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          "ref": "1692, Roger L'Estrange, Fables, of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflexions, page 64",
          "text": "'Tis in some sort with Friends (Pardon the Coarseness of the illustration) as it is with Dogs in Couples. They should be of the same Size; and Humour; and That which Pleases the One should Please the Other",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby",
          "text": "[…]couple of tables; one of which bore some preparations for supper; while, on the other […]",
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          "word": "զույգ"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "對"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "roman": "yīduì",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "一对"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "pár"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "paar"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "koppel"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "tweetal"
        },
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          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "paro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "pari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "paire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "frm",
          "lang": "Middle French",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "couple"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "couple"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Paar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "gajuk",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌾𐌿𐌺"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "zévgos",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ζεύγος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "zevgári",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ζευγάρι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "zúg",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "זוּג"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cúpla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "mathematics",
            "sciences"
          ],
          "word": "ordphéire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "coppia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "paio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "alt": "ふたつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "things",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "futatsu",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "二つ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "alt": "ふたり",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "people",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "futari",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "二人"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "kab",
          "lang": "Kabyle",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "abalag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pāris"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "tōpū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "couple"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "zevc",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "زوج"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "dwa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dwie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "dwójka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "dupla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pereche"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pára",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "па́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dvóje",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "дво́е"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "dvaṃdva",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "द्वंद्व"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "mithuna",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "मिथुन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pára",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "па́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dvóje",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "word": "дво́є"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cwpl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 5 0 4 2 0 8",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pâr"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 12 15 4 8 5 1 5 7 3 3 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Two",
          "orig": "en:Two",
          "parents": [
            "Numbers",
            "All topics",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship."
      ],
      "id": "en-couple-en-noun-qWBhm6Kj",
      "links": [
        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ],
        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "relationship",
          "relationship"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "twosome"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "çift"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "zawjāni",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "dual"
          ],
          "word": "زَوْجَانِ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "zuyg",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "զույգ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "cüt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "bikote"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pára",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "па́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dvójka",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дво́йка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "langma.ya:",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "လင်မယား"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "ya.ma.ka.",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "ယမက"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "parella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "伴侶"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bànlǚ",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "伴侣"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "一對"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yīduì",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "一对"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "married",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fūqī",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "夫妻"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "夫婦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "married",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fūfù",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "夫妇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "unmarried",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qínglǚ",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "情侣"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "stel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "Flanders",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "koppel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "paar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "duo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "paro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "paar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "pari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "pariskunta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "couple"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "paire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "english": "a couple formed of a husband and wife",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "époux"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "frm",
          "lang": "Middle French",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "couple"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "couple"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣q̇vili",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "წყვილი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Paar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "zévgos",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ζεύγος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "zevgári",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ζευγάρι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "paʻa male"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "zúg",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "זוּג"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "yugal",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "युगल"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "joṛā",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जोड़ा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "dampati",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "दंपति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "párosít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "hrx",
          "lang": "Hunsrik",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Casal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "hrx",
          "lang": "Hunsrik",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Paar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "duo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "paro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lánúin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lánamain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "coppia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kappuru",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "カップル"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "pea",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "ペア"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "alt": "つい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsui",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "対"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "alt": "いっつい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ittsui",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "一対"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "alt": "ふうふ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fūfu",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "夫婦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jūbai",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "жұбай"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jūp",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "жұп"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "mithon",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "មិថុន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "meithon",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "មេថុន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "km",
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          "sense": "two partners",
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          "sense": "two partners",
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          "code": "lo",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "ຄູ່"
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          ],
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "two partners",
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          ],
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        {
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          "code": "mk",
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          ],
          "word": "пар"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "двојка"
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          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ml",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "ദമ്പതികൾ"
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          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "enm",
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          "sense": "two partners",
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            "masculine"
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "fa",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "para"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "casal"
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          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "two partners",
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            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "ro",
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          "code": "sa",
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          "code": "sa",
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          ],
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          "code": "gd",
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          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "càraid"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pareja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "par"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "juft",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "ҷуфт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "tg",
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          "roman": "zavj",
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "th",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "คู่"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "tr",
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          "word": "çift"
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        {
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          "code": "tk",
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          "word": "па́ра"
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "جۈپ"
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          "code": "uz",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "juft"
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          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "đôi vợ chồng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 63 0 11 4 1 10",
          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "two partners",
          "word": "đôi"
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          "sense": "two partners",
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          "ref": "1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Red-Headed League",
          "text": "‘Oh, merely a couple of hundred a year, but the work is slight, and it need not interfere very much with one’s other occupations.’",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "1902, A. Henry Savage Landor, Across Coveted Lands",
          "text": "When we got on board again after a couple of hours on shore[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax",
          "text": "And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.",
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          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "handful"
        }
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "bir-iki"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "幾個"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jǐge",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "几个"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pár"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "a small number of",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "paar"
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          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "kelkaj..."
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          "sense": "a small number of",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ramdenime",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "რამდენიმე"
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          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "einige"
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          "word": "ein paar"
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          "sense": "a small number of",
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          "word": "מְעַט"
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "cúpla"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
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          "sense": "a small number of",
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          "word": "paio"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ni san",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "二、三"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "duset",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "두셋"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "pāris"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "parę"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
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          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "paru"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "poucos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "alguns"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "câțiva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "câteva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pára",
          "sense": "a small number of",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "па́ра"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
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          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "un par de"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "a small number of",
          "word": "ett par"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0 0 0",
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          "sense": "a small number of",
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          "_dis1": "2 7 0 86 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery",
          "word": "pari"
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          "_dis1": "2 7 0 86 2 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery",
          "word": "カップル"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 7 0 86 2 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery",
          "word": "電対"
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          "_dis1": "2 7 0 86 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
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          "tags": [
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            "Fundamental"
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        "A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque."
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        "(physics) A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque."
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        {
          "_dis1": "15 14 0 7 56 3 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment",
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            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "koppel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 14 0 7 56 3 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment",
          "word": "voimapari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 14 0 7 56 3 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "couple"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 14 0 7 56 3 6",
          "alt": "ぐうりょく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gūryoku",
          "sense": "two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment",
          "word": "偶力"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 14 0 7 56 3 6",
          "code": "ro",
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      "word": "couplezilla"
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      "word": "power couple"
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    {
      "word": "Romeo and Juliet couple"
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          "text": "A couple of police officers appeared at the door."
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          "ref": "1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax",
          "text": "And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "զույգ"
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      "code": "az",
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      "word": "cüt"
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "လင်မယား"
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      "code": "my",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "ယမက"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "parella"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "伴侶"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bànlǚ",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "伴侣"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "一對"
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      "sense": "two partners",
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      "word": "夫妻"
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      "word": "夫婦"
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    {
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      "roman": "fūfù",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "夫妇"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "unmarried",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qínglǚ",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "情侣"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "pariskunta"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "haw",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "dampati",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hrx",
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      "word": "Paar"
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      "code": "is",
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        "neuter"
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    {
      "code": "io",
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    {
      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "paro"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sga",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "lánamain"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coppia"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "kappuru",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "カップル"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "pea",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "ペア"
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      "alt": "つい",
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      "roman": "tsui",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "対"
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    {
      "alt": "いっつい",
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      "roman": "ittsui",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "一対"
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    {
      "alt": "ふうふ",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "fūfu",
      "sense": "two partners",
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    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
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      "roman": "jūbai",
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    {
      "code": "kk",
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      "word": "жұп"
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      "code": "km",
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      "word": "មិថុន"
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    {
      "code": "km",
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      "word": "មេថុន"
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    {
      "code": "km",
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      "roman": "kuu",
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      "word": "គូ"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "bubu",
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      "word": "부부"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "keopeul",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "커플"
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      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "jubay",
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      "word": "жубай"
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      "code": "lo",
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      "roman": "khū",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "ຄູ່"
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "two partners",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ml",
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      "roman": "dampatikaḷ",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "ദമ്പതികൾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "couple"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "joḍī",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "जोडी"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "Guernsey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "couplle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coupl'ye"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "par"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "zevc",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "زوج"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "zawǰ",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "زوج"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "joft",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "جفت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zowj",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "زوج"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "para"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "casal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pereche"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cuplu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pára",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "па́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "stilted, of married couples only",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "četá",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чета́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dvaṃdva",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "द्वंद्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "mithuna",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मिथुन"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dithis"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "càraid"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "па̑р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pȃr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pár"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "par"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pareja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "par"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "juft",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "ҷуфт"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "zavj",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "завҷ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kûu",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "คู่"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "çift"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "jübüt"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pára",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "па́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "jüp",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "جۈپ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "juft"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "đôi vợ chồng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "word": "đôi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cwpl"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "two partners",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pâr"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "zuyg",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "զույգ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "cüt"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "cütlük"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čift",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "чифт"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "對"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duì",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "对"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "一對"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīduì",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "一对"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "pár"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "paar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "koppel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tweetal"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "paro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "pari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paire"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "couple"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "couple"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Paar"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "gajuk",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌾𐌿𐌺"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "zévgos",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζεύγος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "zevgári",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζευγάρι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zúg",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "זוּג"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cúpla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "ordphéire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coppia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふたつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "things",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "futatsu",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "二つ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふたり",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "people",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "futari",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "二人"
    },
    {
      "code": "kab",
      "lang": "Kabyle",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "abalag"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "par"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pāris"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "tōpū"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "couple"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "zevc",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "زوج"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dwie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "dwójka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "dupla"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "par"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pereche"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pára",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "па́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvóje",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "дво́е"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dvaṃdva",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "द्वंद्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "mithuna",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मिथुन"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "par"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "par"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "par"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pára",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "па́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dvóje",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "word": "дво́є"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cwpl"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "two of the same kind considered together",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pâr"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "bir-iki"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "幾個"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jǐge",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "几个"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pár"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "paar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "koppel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "kelkaj..."
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "(following noun in partitive) pari",
      "sense": "a small number of"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "quelques"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "deux ou trois..."
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ramdenime",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "რამდენიმე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "einige"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "ein paar"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "me'át'",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מְעַט"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "cúpla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ni san",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "二、三"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "duset",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "두셋"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pāris"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "parę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "paru"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "poucos"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "alguns"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "câțiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "câteva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pára",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "па́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "un par de"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "unos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "ett par"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cwpl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery",
      "word": "pari"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kappuru",
      "sense": "one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery",
      "word": "カップル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery",
      "word": "電対"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "póljus",
      "sense": "one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "по́люс"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one of the pair of plates in a voltaic battery",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pol"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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      "roman": "svǎrzvam",
      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "свързвам"
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      "roman": "sǎedinjavam",
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      "word": "съединявам"
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    {
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      "word": "acoblar"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "連接"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liánjiē",
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      "sense": "to join together",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ikhéd",
      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "איחד"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "kuplar"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "agganciare"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "accoppiare"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ro",
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "împerechea"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "împreuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "acoplar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to join together",
      "word": "koppla"
    }
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}

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