See tops in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"US"
]
},
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},
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"rhymes": "-ɒps"
}
],
"word": "tops"
}
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"Terms with Polish translations",
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"2": "top",
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"etymology_text": "Likely top + -s (diminutive).",
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"word": "top"
}
],
"glosses": [
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"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"enpr": "täps",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɑps/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"audio": "En-au-tops.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/En-au-tops.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒps"
}
],
"word": "tops"
}
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