See motto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "it",
"3": "motto",
"4": "",
"5": "a word, a saying"
},
"expansion": "Italian motto (“a word, a saying”)",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "muttum",
"4": "",
"5": "a mutter, a grunt"
},
"expansion": "Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "16"
},
"expansion": "16th c.",
"name": "C."
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mot"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of mot",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c.. Doublet of mot.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mottos",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mottoes",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "s",
"2": "mottoes"
},
"expansion": "motto (plural mottos or mottoes)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Heraldry",
"orig": "en:Heraldry",
"parents": [
"History",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 10:",
"text": "‘Gentlemen, I can tell you what the new queen will take as her motto. It is Bound to Obey and Serve.’",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement."
],
"id": "en-motto-en-noun-jCZ~M6da",
"links": [
[
"heraldry",
"heraldry"
],
[
"achievement",
"achievement"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement."
],
"topics": [
"government",
"heraldry",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"monarchy",
"nobility",
"politics"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "leuse"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "devizë"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šiʕār",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شِعَار"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "nšanaban",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "նշանաբան"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "şüar"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "goiburu"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "devíz",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дэві́з"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "nitibakko",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "নীতিবাক্য"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sturienn"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "devíz",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "деви́з"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hcaungpud",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "ဆောင်ပုဒ်"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "divisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lema"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zuòyòumíng",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "座右銘 /座右铭"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wapenspreuk"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"personal"
],
"word": "lijfspreuk"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "moto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "tunnuslause"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "tunnuslause"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "vaalilause"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "devise"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "devizi",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "დევიზი"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Wahlspruch"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ritó",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ρητό"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "moto",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מוֹטוֹ"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dhyeyvākya",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ध्येयवाक्य"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "siddhānt",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "सिद्धांत"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nītivākya",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "नीतिवाक्य"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "mottó"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kjörorð"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "moto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "semboyan"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mana"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mottō",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "モットー"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"alt": "ざゆうのめい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zayūnomei",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "座右の銘"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"alt": "ひょうご",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hyōgo",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "標語"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ūran",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "ұран"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "paavaʼcaʼnaa",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "បាវចនា"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"alt": "座右銘",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jwaumyeong",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "좌우명"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "moto",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "모토"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"alt": "標語",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pyoeo",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "표어"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "uraan",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "ураан"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "deviz",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "девиз"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kham khuan",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "ຄຳຂວັນ"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "devīze"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "devizas"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "moto",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "мото"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "geslo",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "гесло"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "slogan"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "cogan kata"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "moto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "devisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "šo'ār",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شعار"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "prs",
"lang": "Dari",
"roman": "ši'ār",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "شِعَار"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "še'âr",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "شِعار"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dewiza"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lema"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "divisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mote"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "deviză"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "devíz",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "деви́з"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "facal-suaicheantais"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "деви́за"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "мо̏то"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "deviza"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "mȍto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "moto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mote"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "es",
"english": "extends to figures",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "divisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lema"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "motto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "valspråk"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "devis"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "bansag"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "lema"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "moto"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šior",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "шиор"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kuṟikkōḷurai",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "குறிக்கோளுரை"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kam-kwǎn",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "คำขวัญ"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"alt": "ká–dtì–pót",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement",
"word": "คติพจน์"
},
{
"_dis1": "76 20 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
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"ref": "1715 June 5 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 45. Wednesday, May 25. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC:",
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"text": "“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like\n Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”",
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],
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]
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{
"ipa": "/ˈmɒ.təʊ/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɒ.to/",
"tags": [
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]
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"word": "նշանաբան"
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"masculine"
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"word": "lema"
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{
"_dis1": "49 49 3",
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"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
"word": "格言"
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{
"_dis1": "49 49 3",
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{
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"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
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"neuter"
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{
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"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
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"neuter"
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{
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"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
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{
"_dis1": "49 49 3",
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"_dis1": "49 49 3",
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"lang": "Polish",
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"neuter"
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"masculine"
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{
"_dis1": "49 49 3",
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"masculine"
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"_dis1": "49 49 3",
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"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
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"masculine"
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{
"_dis1": "49 49 3",
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "lema"
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"_dis1": "49 49 3",
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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{
"_dis1": "49 49 3",
"code": "tl",
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"sense": "suggestive sentence, phrase or word",
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{
"_dis1": "49 49 3",
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