See crone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "“And what is your name, crispy, old, wizened crone?” “Oh, my name's Helen.” “Hel-- Oh, just Helen. That's it. Just Helen?” “Helen the Magic Woman.” “And you can help me rid myself of this disgusting hex?” “Yes.”",
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"text": "“Let's welcome the most beautiful girl I know and I've ever met. My good lady wife Nadja. Come on.” “Oh, she's right here. I've got her.” “I'm here.” “Quiet, crone! Hello, everyone. Thank you all so much for coming.”",
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"text": "“And what is your name, crispy, old, wizened crone?” “Oh, my name's Helen.” “Hel-- Oh, just Helen. That's it. Just Helen?” “Helen the Magic Woman.” “And you can help me rid myself of this disgusting hex?” “Yes.”",
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"text": "“Let's welcome the most beautiful girl I know and I've ever met. My good lady wife Nadja. Come on.” “Oh, she's right here. I've got her.” “I'm here.” “Quiet, crone! Hello, everyone. Thank you all so much for coming.”",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "old woman",
"word": "クローネ"
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"word": "外祖母"
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"sense": "old woman",
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"sense": "old woman",
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"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
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"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
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"word": "heks"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"word": "noita"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "sorcière"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "mégère"
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"word": "banya"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"word": "szipirtyó"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "seanchailleach"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "strega"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"word": "鬼女"
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"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
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"word": "anus"
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"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "ве́штерка"
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"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
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"word": "Hakjs"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "baba"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "bruxa"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cotoroanță"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "baborniță"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
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"word": "hoașcă"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kargá",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "карга́"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
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"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
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"feminine"
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"word": "bruja"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman",
"word": "kääkkä"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman",
"word": "äijänkäppänä"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman",
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"word": "crone"
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