"kaŭ" meaning in Esperanto

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Conjunction

IPA: [kaw] Audio: LL-Q143 (epo)-Robin van der Vliet-kaŭ.wav
Etymology: Contraction of kaj/aŭ (“and/or”). Etymology templates: {{contraction|eo|kaj/aŭ||and/or}} Contraction of kaj/aŭ (“and/or”) Head templates: {{eo-head|pos=conjunctions}} kaŭ
  1. (rare, neologism) and/or Tags: neologism, rare
    Sense id: en-kaŭ-eo-conj-gbnHodcH Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto neologisms

Download JSON data for kaŭ meaning in Esperanto (1.5kB)

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        "3": "",
        "4": "and/or"
      },
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      "name": "contraction"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of kaj/aŭ (“and/or”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "pos": "conjunctions"
      },
      "expansion": "kaŭ",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kaŭ"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "conj",
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When you apply for this job, please list three professional and/or personal references.",
          "text": "Kiam vi kandidatas por ĉi tiu posteno, bonvolu listigi tri profesiajn kaŭ personajn referencojn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "and/or"
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          "and/or",
          "and/or"
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "kaj/aŭ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "and/or"
      },
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    }
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      "args": {
        "pos": "conjunctions"
      },
      "expansion": "kaŭ",
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  ],
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    "kaŭ"
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        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with audio links",
        "Esperanto terms with rare senses",
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "When you apply for this job, please list three professional and/or personal references.",
          "text": "Kiam vi kandidatas por ĉi tiu posteno, bonvolu listigi tri profesiajn kaŭ personajn referencojn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "and/or",
          "and/or"
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        "rare"
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    },
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