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"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) A question; an interrogation."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌɪn.təˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/",
"tags": [
"Canada",
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.ɾɪv]",
"tags": [
"Canada",
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.tɪv/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.ɾɪv]",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-gb-interrogative.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/41/En-gb-interrogative.ogg/En-gb-interrogative.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/En-gb-interrogative.ogg"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-interrogative.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/En-us-interrogative.ogg/En-us-interrogative.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/En-us-interrogative.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "punctuation mark",
"word": "question mark"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:interrogative",
"word": "interrogative"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"alt": "ʔadā(t) istifhām",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "أَدَاة اِسْتِفْهَام"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"word": "vraagwoord"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"word": "interrogatief"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"word": "kysymyssana"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"word": "interrogatiivi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"word": "tūpātai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"word": "kupu pātai"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tchestchion"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "interrogativo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a word implying interrogation",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "frågeord"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a question",
"word": "vraag"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a question",
"word": "kysymys"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a question",
"word": "interrogativo"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"interrogative"
],
"word": "interrogative"
}
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