"fairies" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛəɹiz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɛəɹiz/ [General-American] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈfeɹiz/ [General-American] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈfɛɹiz/ (note: General American, Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈfeːɹiz/ [General-Australian], /ˈfeəɹiz/ [New-Zealand] (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /ˈfiəɹiz/ (note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger), /ˈfeɹez/ [Scotland], /ˈfeɹɪz/ [Scotland], /ˈfɜːɹɪz/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger)
Rhymes: -ɛəɹiz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} fairies
  1. plural of fairy Tags: form-of, plural Form of: fairy
    Sense id: en-fairies-en-noun-8qk1-~Kl
  2. plural of fairie Tags: form-of, plural Form of: fairie
    Sense id: en-fairies-en-noun-qgGYy3Ki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: away with the fairies
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛəɹiz/",
      "note": "without the Mary–marry–merry merger",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeɹiz/",
      "note": "without the Mary–marry–merry merger",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛɹiz/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeːɹiz/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfeəɹiz/",
      "note": "without the cheer–chair merger",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfiəɹiz/",
      "note": "New Zealand, cheer–chair merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeɹez/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeɹɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɜːɹɪz/",
      "note": "Lancashire, fair–fur merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹiz"
    },
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      "homophone": "ferries (Mary–marry–merry merger)"
    },
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      "homophone": "furries (fair–fur merger)"
    }
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        "General-Australian"
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfiəɹiz/",
      "note": "New Zealand, cheer–chair merger"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfeɹez/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeɹɪz/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɜːɹɪz/",
      "note": "Lancashire, fair–fur merger"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹiz"
    },
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      "homophone": "ferries (Mary–marry–merry merger)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "furries (fair–fur merger)"
    }
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