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{
"form": "letters to the editor",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
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]
}
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},
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}
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The man wanted to show support for his choice for mayor by writing a letter to the editor.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A letter written to a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, usually intended for publication, about issues of concern to readers."
],
"id": "en-letter_to_the_editor-en-noun-kpr3gg1w",
"related": [
{
"word": "letter column"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "lesersbrief"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "læsarabræv"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "yleisönosastokirjoitus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "mielipidekirjoitus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "kirje toimitukselle"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "courrier des lecteurs"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Leserbrief"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lesandabréf"
},
{
"alt": "とうしょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tōsho",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "投書"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scrisoare a cititorului"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "carta al director"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"letter to the editor"
]
}
],
"word": "letter to the editor"
}
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"tags": [
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"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "letter column"
}
],
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"English lemmas",
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The man wanted to show support for his choice for mayor by writing a letter to the editor.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A letter written to a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, usually intended for publication, about issues of concern to readers."
],
"wikipedia": [
"letter to the editor"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "lesersbrief"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "læsarabræv"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "yleisönosastokirjoitus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "mielipidekirjoitus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "kirje toimitukselle"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "courrier des lecteurs"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Leserbrief"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lesandabréf"
},
{
"alt": "とうしょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tōsho",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"word": "投書"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scrisoare a cititorului"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "letter to a periodical",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "carta al director"
}
],
"word": "letter to the editor"
}
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