"underscore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʌn.dɚˌskoɹ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-underscore.ogg Forms: underscores [plural]
Etymology: From under + score. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|under|score}} under + score Head templates: {{en-noun}} underscore (plural underscores)
  1. A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _. Synonyms: underline, low line Translations (an underline): падкрэ́сліванне (padkréslivannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), подчерта́ване (podčertávane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), guió baix [masculine] (Catalan), 下橫線 /下横线 (xiàhéngxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), podtržítko [neuter] (Czech), bundstreg [common-gender] (Danish), underscore [common-gender] (Dutch), substreko (Esperanto), alaviiva (Finnish), tiret bas [masculine] (French), souligné [masculine] (French), blanc souligné [masculine] (French), sous-tiret [masculine] (French), tiret du 8 (French), ქვეტირე (kveṭire) (Georgian), Unterstreichung (english: line) [feminine] (German), Unterstrich [character, masculine] (German), Grundstrich [character] (German), υπογράμμιση (ypográmmisi) [feminine] (Greek), aláhúzásjel [character] (Hungarian), aláhúzás (english: line below text) (Hungarian), undirstrik [neuter] (Icelandic), fostríoc [feminine] (Irish), trattino m basso (Italian), アンダーバー (andābā) (Japanese), アンダースコア (andāsukoa) (Japanese), 밑줄 문자 (mitjul munja) (Korean), 언더바 (eondeoba) (Korean), до́лна цр́та (dólna cŕta) [feminine] (Macedonian), подвлеку́вање (podvlekúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), ahungarua (Maori), podkreślenie (english: line) [neuter] (Polish), podkreślnik [character, masculine] (Polish), podłoga [feminine] (Polish), underline [masculine] (Portuguese), sublinha [feminine] (Portuguese), travessão [masculine] (Portuguese), подчёркивание (podčórkivanije) [neuter] (Russian), podčiarkovník [masculine] (Slovak), podčiarknutie [neuter] (Slovak), podčrtaj [masculine] (Slovene), guion bajo (Spanish), understreck [neuter] (Swedish), alt çizgi (Turkish), alt tire (Turkish), підкре́слення (pidkréslennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-underscore-en-noun-M55X-p34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 33 35 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 28 25 31 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 30 34 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 34 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 26 35 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 26 34 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 32 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 32 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 33 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 34 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 31 36 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'an underline': 92 8
  2. (music) A piece of background music. Categories (topical): Music Translations (background music): taustakappale (Finnish), háttérzene (Hungarian), sottofondo m musicale (Italian), musica di sottofondo (Italian), bakgrundsmusik [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-underscore-en-noun-KSacSR-~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 33 35 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 28 25 31 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 30 34 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 45 26 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 39 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 34 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 26 35 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 26 34 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 32 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 39 28 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 38 30 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 43 27 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 40 31 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 32 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 39 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 33 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 34 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 39 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 44 28 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 31 36 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 46 54 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'background music': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌn.dəˈskɔː(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌʌn.dɚˈskɔɹ/ [General-American] Forms: underscores [present, singular, third-person], underscoring [participle, present], underscored [participle, past], underscored [past]
Etymology: From under- + score. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|score}} under- + score Head templates: {{en-verb}} underscore (third-person singular simple present underscores, present participle underscoring, simple past and past participle underscored)
  1. (transitive) To underline; to mark a line beneath text. Tags: transitive Translations (to underline): подчертавам (podčertavam) (Bulgarian), podtrhnout (Czech), substreki (Esperanto), alleviivata (Finnish), souligner (French), unterstreichen (German), υπογραμμίζω (ypogrammízo) (Greek), aláhúz (Hungarian), fostríoc (Irish), folínigh (Irish), líne a chur faoi (Irish), stríoc a chur faoi (Irish), sottolineare (Italian), по́двлече (pódvleče) (Macedonian), sublinhar (Portuguese), подчёркивать (podčórkivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подчеркну́ть (podčerknútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), subrayar (Spanish), stryka under (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-underscore-en-verb-7GUSCyzY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 33 35 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 28 25 31 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 30 34 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 34 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 26 35 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 26 34 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 32 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 32 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 33 35 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 34 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 31 36 6 Disambiguation of 'to underline': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To emphasize or draw attention to. Tags: transitive Translations (to emphasize): наблягам (nabljagam) (Bulgarian), podtrhnout [perfective] (Czech), alleviivata (Finnish), souligner (French), unterstreichen (German), υπογραμμίζω (ypogrammízo) (Greek), hangsúlyoz (Hungarian), nyomatékosít (Hungarian), kiemel (Hungarian), felhívja a figyelmet (Hungarian), béim a chur ar (Irish), béim a leagan ar (Irish), evidenziare (Italian), enfatizzare (Italian), и́стакне (ístakne) (Macedonian), подчёркивать (podčórkivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подчеркну́ть (podčerknútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), subrayar (Spanish), recalcar (Spanish), enfatizar (Spanish), understryka (Swedish), betona (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-underscore-en-verb-GdTtnDSm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under-, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 28 25 31 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 30 34 12 Disambiguation of 'to emphasize': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: underbar, undertie, ampersand (alt: &), asterisk and asterism (alt: *; ⁂), at sign (alt: @), backslash (alt: \), bullet (alt: ), dagger (alt: † ‡), degree symbol (alt: °), number sign (alt: #), prime (alt: ), tilde (english: underscore), vertical bar (alt: |), pipe (alt: |)

Inflected forms

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          "_",
          "Unsupported titles/`lowbar`#Translingual"
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          "word": "underline"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "padkréslivannje",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "падкрэ́сліванне"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podčertávane",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "guió baix"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiàhéngxiàn",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "下橫線 /下横线"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "podtržítko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bundstreg"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "underscore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "substreko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "alaviiva"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tiret bas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "souligné"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "blanc souligné"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sous-tiret"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "tiret du 8"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "kveṭire",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "ქვეტირე"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "english": "line",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Unterstreichung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "character",
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "character"
          ],
          "word": "Grundstrich"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypográmmisi",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "υπογράμμιση"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "line below text",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "aláhúzás"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "undirstrik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fostríoc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "trattino m basso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "andābā",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "アンダーバー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "andāsukoa",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "アンダースコア"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "mitjul munja",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "밑줄 문자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "eondeoba",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "언더바"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dólna cŕta",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "до́лна цр́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "podvlekúvanje",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "подвлеку́вање"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "word": "ahungarua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "english": "line",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "podkreślenie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "character",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "podkreślnik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "podłoga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "underline"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sublinha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "travessão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčórkivanije",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "подчёркивание"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "podčiarkovník"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "podčiarknutie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "an underline",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "ქვეტირე"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "an underline",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "an underline",
      "word": "alt çizgi"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "background music",
      "word": "háttérzene"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to underline",
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      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "unterstreichen"
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      "sense": "to underline",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "aláhúz"
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      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "fostríoc"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "folínigh"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "líne a chur faoi"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "stríoc a chur faoi"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "sottolineare"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pódvleče",
      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "по́двлече"
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      "sense": "to underline",
      "word": "sublinhar"
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      "sense": "to underline",
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "подчеркну́ть"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to underline",
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      "word": "alleviivata"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "unterstreichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypogrammízo",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "υπογραμμίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "hangsúlyoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "nyomatékosít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "kiemel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "felhívja a figyelmet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "béim a chur ar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "béim a leagan ar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "evidenziare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "enfatizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ístakne",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "и́стакне"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčórkivatʹ",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчёркивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčerknútʹ",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчеркну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "subrayar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "recalcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "enfatizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "understryka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to emphasize",
      "word": "betona"
    }
  ],
  "word": "underscore"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in French: 'tiret du 8', originally 'tiret du 8'",
  "path": [
    "underscore"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "underscore",
  "trace": ""
}

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