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{
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{
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"3": "",
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},
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"3": "",
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"3": "",
"4": "eel-grass"
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},
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},
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English lax, from Old English leax (“salmon”), from Proto-West Germanic *lahs (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (“salmon”), from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lacks, lachs, lasche (“salmon”), Middle Low German las (“salmon”), German Lachs (“salmon”), Norwegian laks (“salmon”), Danish laks (“salmon”), Swedish lax (“salmon”), Icelandic lax (“salmon”), Lithuanian lašišà (“salmon”), Latvian lasis, Russian лосо́сь (losósʹ, “salmon”), Albanian leshterik (“eel-grass”). Doublet of lox.",
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}
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"sense": "antonym(s) of \"lenient, not strict\"",
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},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"loose, not tight\"",
"word": "taut"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"loose, not tight\"",
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"name": "bor"
}
],
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{
"text": "The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1886, John Addington Symonds, Philip Sidney",
"text": "Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions.",
"type": "quotation"
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"sense": "lenient, not strict",
"word": "permissive"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "meġm",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "մեղմ"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "netočen",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "неточен"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "uvolněný"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "laxní"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "löysä"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "höllä"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "väljä"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "laxiste"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "aramḳacri",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "არამკაცრი"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "lmobieri",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "ლმობიერი"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṭoleranṭuli",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "ტოლერანტული"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "lax"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epieikís",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "elastikós",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ελαστικός"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chalarós",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "χαλαρός"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "laza"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "rugalmas"
},
{
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "neamartach"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lasso"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "lassista"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "leniente"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nestrógij",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "нестро́гий"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neobjazátelʹnyj",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "необяза́тельный"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "socair"
},
{
"_dis1": "77 12 3 5 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "saor"
},
{
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "laxo"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "slapp"
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]
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The rope fell lax.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1979, “Genetical Studies on Dense and Lax Panicles In Rice”, in Japan. J. Breed., volume 29, number 2, page 151",
"text": "Sreedharan and Mirsa (1973) reported that two lax panicle mutants, designated as nude panicle mutation, were obtained from the M₂ of two rice cultivars.",
"type": "quotation"
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"Loose; not tight or taut."
],
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[
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"word": "slack"
}
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʿuyl",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "թույլ"
},
{
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"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "buşaq",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "бушаҡ"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otpusnat",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "отпуснат"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hlabav",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "хлабав"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "lax"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
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"word": "fluix"
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{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "volný"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "löysä"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "locker"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lose"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chalarós",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "χαλαρός"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "láskos",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "λάσκος"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "allentato"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sciolto"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lasso"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lento"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lasco"
},
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"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "gevşek",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "گوشك"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "frouxo"
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{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nenatjánutyj",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "ненатя́нутый"
},
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"code": "gd",
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"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "fuasgailte"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "flojo"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 92 1 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "suelto"
},
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"word": "lös"
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{
"ref": "2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 – 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Prior to this match, Albion had only scored three league goals all season, but Wes Brown's lax marking allowed Morrison to head in their fourth from a Chris Brunt free-kick and then, a minute later, the initial squandering of possession and Michael Turner's lack of pace let Long run through to slot in another.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Lacking care; neglectful, negligent."
],
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"lack#Verb"
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"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "մեղմ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "netočen",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "неточен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "uvolněný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "laxní"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "löysä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "höllä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "väljä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "laxiste"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "aramḳacri",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "არამკაცრი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "lmobieri",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "ლმობიერი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṭoleranṭuli",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "ტოლერანტული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "lax"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epieikís",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "επιεικής"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "elastikós",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ελαστικός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chalarós",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "χαλαρός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "laza"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "rugalmas"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "neamartach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lasso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "lassista"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "leniente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nestrógij",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "нестро́гий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neobjazátelʹnyj",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "необяза́тельный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "socair"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "saor"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "laxo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation",
"word": "slapp"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʿuyl",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "թույլ"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "buşaq",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "бушаҡ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otpusnat",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "отпуснат"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hlabav",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "хлабав"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lax"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fluix"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "volný"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "löysä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "locker"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lose"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chalarós",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "χαλαρός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "láskos",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "λάσκος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "allentato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sciolto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lasso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lento"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lasco"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "gevşek",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "گوشك"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "frouxo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nenatjánutyj",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "ненатя́нутый"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "fuasgailte"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "flojo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "suelto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "loose; not tight or taut",
"word": "lös"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nebrežen",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "небрежен"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "pigra"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "maldiligenta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "holtiton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "huolimaton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "piittaamaton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "leväperäinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lacking care",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "laxiste"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "amelís",
"sense": "lacking care",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "αμελής"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "trascurato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "negligente"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "schloff"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "negligente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nebrežnyj",
"sense": "lacking care",
"word": "небрежный"
}
],
"word": "lax"
}
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"categories": [
"English 1-syllable words",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English terms with homophones",
"English uncountable nouns",
"Rhymes:English/æks",
"Rhymes:English/æks/1 syllable",
"en:Lacrosse",
"en:Personality",
"en:Salmonids",
"sv:Fish"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "lax bro"
}
],
"etymology_number": 3,
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "",
"3": "crosse"
},
"expansion": "crosse",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "",
"3": "x"
},
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"name": "m"
}
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"args": {
"1": "-"
},
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"name": "en-noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"word": "ex-lax fish"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"English slang",
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2010, Kate Kingsley, Pretty on the Outside, page 79",
"text": "“I'm not playing lax this term,” Mimah said.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Lacrosse."
],
"links": [
[
"Lacrosse",
"lacrosse"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(slang) Lacrosse."
],
"tags": [
"slang",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/læks/",
"tags": [
"UK",
"US"
]
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"rhymes": "-æks"
},
{
"homophone": "lacks"
},
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"audio": "en-us-lax.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6a/En-us-lax.ogg/En-us-lax.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/En-us-lax.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f1/En-au-lax.ogg/En-au-lax.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/En-au-lax.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
}
],
"word": "lax"
}
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