"starter dough" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "A small amount of \"live\" dough used in traditional bakery to start the fermentation process necessary for preparing sourdough."
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        "(baking) A small amount of \"live\" dough used in traditional bakery to start the fermentation process necessary for preparing sourdough."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "levain"
        },
        {
          "word": "mother dough"
        },
        {
          "word": "mother sponge"
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      "topics": [
        "baking",
        "cooking",
        "food",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "small quantity of dough to start fermentation",
          "word": "taikinajuuri"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "small quantity of dough to start fermentation",
          "word": "juuri"
        }
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  "word": "starter dough"
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        "(baking) A small amount of \"live\" dough used in traditional bakery to start the fermentation process necessary for preparing sourdough."
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      "topics": [
        "baking",
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        "food",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small quantity of dough to start fermentation",
      "word": "taikinajuuri"
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  "word": "starter dough"
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