"stylus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstaɪ.ləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stylus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: styli [plural], styluses [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪləs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin stylus (“a stake or pale”). Probably not directly related to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “a pillar”). Doublet of style. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|stylus||a stake or pale}} Latin stylus (“a stake or pale”), {{noncog|grc|στῦλος||a pillar}} Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “a pillar”), {{doublet|en|style}} Doublet of style Head templates: {{en-noun|styli|+}} stylus (plural styli or styluses)
  1. (writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
    A small implement with a pointed end used for engraving and tracing.
    Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-stylus-en-noun-UDdYQkFc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 24 22 11 3 3 5 8 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, publishing, writing
  2. (writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
    (computing) A small device resembling a pen used to input handwritten text or drawings directly into an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen.
    Categories (topical): Computing, Writing, Writing instruments Translations (pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen): ստիլուս (stilus) (Armenian), писалка (pisalka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 觸控筆 (Chinese Mandarin), 触控笔 (chùkòngbǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 光筆 (Chinese Mandarin), 光笔 (guāngbǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), stylus [masculine] (Czech), stylus [masculine] (Dutch), grifelo (Esperanto), osoitinkynä (Finnish), stylet [masculine] (French), Eingabestift [masculine] (German), Stylus [masculine] (German), Touchpen [masculine] (German), στυλός (stylós) [masculine] (Greek), stilo [masculine] (Italian), スタイラス (sutairasu) (Japanese), 스타일러스 (seutailleoseu) (Korean), स्टायलस (sṭāylas) (Marathi), pekepenn [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), peikepenn [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rysik [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), сти́лос (stílos) [masculine] (Russian), сти́лус (stílus) [masculine] (Russian), стило́ (stiló) [neuter] (Russian), estilete [masculine] (Spanish), estilo [masculine] (Spanish), lápiz digital (Spanish), lápiz óptico (Spanish), сти́лос (stýlos) [masculine] (Ukrainian), сти́лус (stýlus) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stylus-en-noun-P-OJ11BX Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 18 29 18 7 1 7 18 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 24 22 11 3 3 5 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 27 18 14 4 4 7 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 29 17 14 5 5 6 8 Topics: communications, computing, engineering, journalism, literature, mathematics, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, publishing, sciences, writing Disambiguation of 'pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen': 18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1
  3. (writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them. Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-stylus-en-noun-g6SoPIxz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 24 22 11 3 3 5 8 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, publishing, writing
  4. A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.
    Sense id: en-stylus-en-noun-ZLAXbT1h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 24 22 11 3 3 5 8
  5. A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction. Synonyms: needle
    Sense id: en-stylus-en-noun-DSk-85md
  6. A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.
    A pointed device formerly used to produce a groove in a record when recording sound.
    Synonyms: needle
    Sense id: en-stylus-en-noun-r~Mv-0pw
  7. A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand. Translations (tool for writing Braille): 盲文筆 (Chinese Mandarin), 盲文笔 (mángwénbǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), kirjoitusnaskali (Finnish), poinçon [masculine] (French), pren [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), pren [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), punção [masculine] (Portuguese), punzón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stylus-en-noun-4NjNAz~v Disambiguation of 'tool for writing Braille': 15 23 15 4 2 5 35 2
  8. (botany) Synonym of style. Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: style [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-stylus-en-noun-LA6SigOy Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stilus Derived forms: stylo-, styl- Related terms: light pen, lightpen Translations (phonograph needle): игличка (iglička) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 唱針 (Chinese Mandarin), 唱针 (chàngzhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), naald (Dutch), nadlo (Esperanto), neula (Finnish), saphir [masculine] (French), Saphir [masculine] (German), Grammofonnadel [feminine] (German), βελόνα (velóna) [feminine] (Greek), gramofontű (Hungarian), puntina [feminine] (Italian), stift [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), stift [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), safira [feminine] (Portuguese), agulha [feminine] (Portuguese), иго́лка (igólka) (alt: граммофо́нная) [feminine] (Russian), aguja [feminine] (Spanish) Translations (tool for writing on clay tablets): ἐγκεντρίς (enkentrís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), стыло́ (styló) [neuter] (Belarusian), сти́лус (stílus) [masculine] (Bulgarian), estil [masculine] (Catalan), 描畫針 (Chinese Mandarin), 描画针 (miáohuàzhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), stylus [masculine] (Dutch), griffel (Dutch), schrijfstift (Dutch), grifelo (Esperanto), stilus (Finnish), stylet [masculine] (French), style (French), Schreibgriffel [masculine] (German), Schreibspitze [feminine] (German), Stilus [masculine] (German), γραφίδα (grafída) [feminine] (Greek), íróvessző (Hungarian), stilo [masculine] (Italian), スタイラス (sutairasu) (Japanese), 첨필 (cheompil) (alt: 尖筆) (Korean), 스타일러스 (seutailleoseu) (Korean), stilus [masculine] (Latin), stylus [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), stylus [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), stylus [masculine] (Polish), estilo [masculine] (Portuguese), estilete [masculine] (Portuguese), stil [neuter] (Romanian), сти́лос (stílos) [masculine] (Russian), сти́лус (stílus) [masculine] (Russian), стило́ (stiló) [neuter] (Russian), estilo [masculine] (Spanish), estilete [masculine] (Spanish), сти́лос (stýlos) [masculine] (Ukrainian), сти́лус (stýlus) [masculine] (Ukrainian), стиль (stylʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), стило́ (styló) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'phonograph needle': 5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2 Disambiguation of 'tool for writing on clay tablets': 25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2

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          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
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          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "word": "grifelo"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "word": "osoitinkynä"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "stylet"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Eingabestift"
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          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Stylus"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Touchpen"
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          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "stylós",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "στυλός"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "stilo"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sutairasu",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "word": "スタイラス"
        },
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          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seutailleoseu",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "word": "스타일러스"
        },
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          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "sṭāylas",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "word": "स्टायलस"
        },
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pekepenn"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "peikepenn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
            "inanimate",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rysik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stílos",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сти́лос"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stílus",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сти́лус"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stiló",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "стило́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "estilete"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "estilo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "word": "lápiz digital"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
          "word": "lápiz óptico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "18 39 18 4 1 2 17 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "stýlos",
          "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
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        {
          "_dis1": "15 23 15 4 2 5 35 2",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "15 23 15 4 2 5 35 2",
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          "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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            "masculine"
          ],
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            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "roman": "stílus",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "描畫針"
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "描画针"
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
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        "masculine"
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "stilus"
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "style"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stilus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "grafída",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "word": "estilo"
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
      "code": "pt",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 5 1 2 15 2",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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    {
      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
      "code": "de",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
      "code": "el",
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    {
      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
      "code": "hu",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "sense": "phonograph needle",
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      "_dis1": "5 7 5 3 35 38 4 2",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "描畫針"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "miáohuàzhēn",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "描画针"
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "stylus"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "griffel"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "schrijfstift"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "grifelo"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "stilus"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "stylet"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "word": "style"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schreibgriffel"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Stilus"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "íróvessző"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "stilo"
    },
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "スタイラス"
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      "alt": "尖筆",
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "cheompil",
      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "첨필"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "word": "스타일러스"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "stylus"
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      "sense": "tool for writing on clay tablets",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "estilo"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "estilete"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "word": "stil"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "сти́лос"
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      "word": "сти́лос"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "word": "觸控筆"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "grifelo"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "word": "osoitinkynä"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stylus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Touchpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stylós",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "στυλός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sutairasu",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "word": "スタイラス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seutailleoseu",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "word": "스타일러스"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "sṭāylas",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "word": "स्टायलस"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pekepenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peikepenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rysik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stílos",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́лос"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stílus",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́лус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stiló",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "стило́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estilete"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "word": "lápiz digital"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "word": "lápiz óptico"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "stýlos",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́лос"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "stýlus",
      "sense": "pen for writing on a touch-sensitive screen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́лус"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "iglička",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "игличка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "word": "唱針"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chàngzhēn",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "word": "唱针"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "word": "naald"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "word": "nadlo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "word": "neula"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saphir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Saphir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Grammofonnadel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "velóna",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "βελόνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "word": "gramofontű"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "puntina"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stift"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stift"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "safira"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "agulha"
    },
    {
      "alt": "граммофо́нная",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "igólka",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "иго́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "phonograph needle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aguja"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
      "word": "盲文筆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mángwénbǐ",
      "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
      "word": "盲文笔"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
      "word": "kirjoitusnaskali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poinçon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pren"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punção"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tool for writing Braille",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punzón"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "stylus"
  ],
  "word": "stylus"
}
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