"lotta" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ˈlɒtə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lotta.wav
Rhymes: -ɒtə Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} lotta, {{en-cont}} lotta
  1. (informal) Contraction of lot of. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: lot of
    Sense id: en-lotta-en-contraction-6zYWNFju Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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        {
          "text": "A whole lotta people feel the same way I do.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, Al Green (lyrics and music), “Simply Beautiful”:",
          "text": "I'm gonna be good to you / There's a whole lotta things / You and I could do",
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        "Contraction of lot of."
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          "lot",
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          "of",
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        "(informal) Contraction of lot of."
      ],
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        "alt-of",
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        "informal"
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        "Rhymes:English/ɒtə/2 syllables"
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        {
          "text": "A whole lotta people feel the same way I do.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, Al Green (lyrics and music), “Simply Beautiful”:",
          "text": "I'm gonna be good to you / There's a whole lotta things / You and I could do",
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        "Contraction of lot of."
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        "(informal) Contraction of lot of."
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  ],
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