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"ipa": "/ˌpɑːɹ ˈɛksəlɒ̃s/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌpɑɹ ˌɛksəˈlɑns/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "truest example of a general name",
"word": "proper"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "per antonomàsia"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "per excel·lència"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "bij uitstek"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "loistava"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "par excellence"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "par excellence"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kat' exochín",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "κατ' εξοχήν"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kat' exokhḗn",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "κατ' ἐξοχήν"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "par excellence"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "por antonomasia"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "por excelencia"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "framför alla andra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being a quintessential example of a general type",
"word": "par excellence"
}
],
"word": "par excellence"
}
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