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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈfɔːl.bæk/"
}
],
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{
"word": "alternate"
},
{
"word": "alternative"
},
{
"word": "back-up"
},
{
"word": "backup"
},
{
"word": "secondary"
},
{
"word": "fall-back"
}
],
"word": "fallback"
}
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"English phrasal nouns",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English uncountable nouns",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
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"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with German translations",
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"Terms with Mandarin translations",
"Terms with Polish translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Romanian translations",
"Terms with Spanish translations"
],
"etymology_text": "From the verb fall back.",
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"1": "en",
"2": "misspelling"
},
"expansion": "fallback",
"name": "head"
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"word": "fall back"
}
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"English misspellings"
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"glosses": [
"Misspelling of fall back."
],
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"fall back",
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"misspelling"
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}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈfɔːl.bæk/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "fall-back"
}
],
"word": "fallback"
}
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