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"forms": [
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"form": "wains",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
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"glosses": [
"To carry."
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{
"rhymes": "-eɪn"
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English verbs"
],
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2008, \"From Mowtown to ‘Growtown’? Detroit’s urban farming catches the eye of the BBC\", modelD",
"text": "As the auto industry is waining away, the city is looking for something new. http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/urbanfarm15108.aspx"
}
],
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"Misspelling of wane."
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],
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation"
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"etymology_text": "From wee one.",
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{
"form": "wains",
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"plural"
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈwiː(ə)n/"
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{
"ipa": "/ˈweɪ(ə)n/"
},
{
"ipa": "[weːn]"
}
],
"word": "wain"
}
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