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"etymology_text": "Of German origin, meaning \"to be fashionable\"; made popular during the reign of King George III of England in the 1780s.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more sprote",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most sprote",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"expansion": "sprote (comparative more sprote, superlative most sprote)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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},
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},
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},
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}
],
"glosses": [
"Of dapper attire."
],
"id": "en-sprote-en-adj-SkRK3Qvm",
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"regional",
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[
"dapper",
"dapper"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Scotland, regional) Of dapper attire."
],
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"Scotland",
"regional"
]
}
],
"word": "sprote"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Of German origin, meaning \"to be fashionable\"; made popular during the reign of King George III of England in the 1780s.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more sprote",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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}
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{
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
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"Regional English",
"Scottish English"
],
"glosses": [
"Of dapper attire."
],
"links": [
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"regional",
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],
[
"dapper",
"dapper"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Scotland, regional) Of dapper attire."
],
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"Scotland",
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]
}
],
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}
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