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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "marked by genius",
"word": "genialny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "marked by genius",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "genial"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "geniálʹnyj",
"sense": "marked by genius",
"word": "гениа́льный"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "marked by genius",
"word": "genial"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "heniálʹnyj",
"sense": "marked by genius",
"word": "геніа́льний"
}
],
"word": "genial"
}
{
"categories": [
"English 3-syllable words",
"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
"English terms suffixed with -al",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"Rhymes:English/aɪəl",
"Rhymes:English/aɪəl/3 syllables",
"en:Personality"
],
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"2": "grc",
"3": "γένειον",
"4": "",
"5": "chin"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "-al"
},
"expansion": "-al",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “chin”) + -al.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "genial (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
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"ge‧ni‧al"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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{
"categories": [
"en:Anatomy"
],
"glosses": [
"Relating to the chin; genian."
],
"links": [
[
"anatomy",
"anatomy"
],
[
"chin",
"chin"
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[
"genian",
"genian"
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],
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"(anatomy) Relating to the chin; genian."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/dʒɪˈnʌɪəl/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/-ˈniːəl/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/d͡ʒəˈnaɪəl/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/-ˈni.əl/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "(General American) -aɪəl"
}
],
"word": "genial"
}
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