"pac" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pacs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of shoepac. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|shoepac}} Clipping of shoepac Head templates: {{en-noun}} pac (plural pacs), {{tlb|en|North America}} (Canada, US)
  1. Alternative form of pack. Tags: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pack
    Sense id: en-pac-en-noun-ewzxa9PV Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of American English: 22 38 40
  2. (originally) A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-pac-en-noun-d5Pyj-JD Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of American English: 22 38 40
  3. A pac boot. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-pac-en-noun-8Zid4fjS Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Footwear Disambiguation of American English: 22 38 40 Disambiguation of Canadian English: 30 30 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 30 64 Disambiguation of Footwear: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pac boot Related terms: pac-a-mac

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pac boot"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "shoepac"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of shoepac",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of shoepac.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pac (plural pacs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    },
    {
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        "2": "North America"
      },
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      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pac-a-mac"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "word": "pack"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "22 38 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of pack."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pack",
          "pack#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "Canada",
        "US",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 38 40",
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          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin."
      ],
      "id": "en-pac-en-noun-d5Pyj-JD",
      "links": [
        [
          "moccasin",
          "moccasin#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "sole",
          "sole#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "leather",
          "leather#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "deerskin",
          "deerskin#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "originally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(originally) A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "22 38 40",
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          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Canadian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 30 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Footwear",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pac boot."
      ],
      "id": "en-pac-en-noun-8Zid4fjS",
      "links": [
        [
          "pac boot",
          "pac boot#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pac"
}
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    "American English",
    "Canadian English",
    "English clippings",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Footwear"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "pac boot"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "shoepac"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of shoepac",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of shoepac.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pacs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pac (plural pacs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "North America"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pac-a-mac"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "word": "pack"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of pack."
      ],
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        [
          "pack",
          "pack#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin."
      ],
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          "moccasin",
          "moccasin#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "sole",
          "sole#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "leather",
          "leather#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "deerskin",
          "deerskin#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "originally",
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        "(originally) A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A pac boot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pac boot",
          "pac boot#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pac"
}

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