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"(obsolete) Alternative spelling of lede (“a man; a person”)"
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}
],
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}
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"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English indeclinable nouns",
"English non-lemma forms",
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"senses": [
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"Obsolete spelling of lead (“to guide”)."
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