See efferent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*bʰer-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "efferēns"
},
"expansion": "Latin efferēns",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ex-",
"3": "-fer",
"4": "-ent",
"alt1": "ef-"
},
"expansion": "By surface analysis, ef- + -fer + -ent",
"name": "surf"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, ef- + -fer + -ent.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "efferents",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "efferent (plural efferents)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "elate"
},
{
"word": "elated"
},
{
"word": "elation"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A duct or stream that carries away."
],
"links": [
[
"duct",
"duct"
],
[
"stream",
"stream"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛf.ɜː.ɹənt/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛf.ə.ɹənt/"
}
],
"word": "efferent"
}
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