à défaut de in French

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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "à défaut de",
      "name": "fr-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "prep",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "for want of anything better",
          "text": "à défaut de mieux",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for want of"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "for want of",
          "for want of"
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        {
          "word": "faute de"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a de.fo də/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "à défaut de"
}

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "à défaut de",
      "name": "fr-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French multiword terms",
        "French prepositions",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "for want of anything better",
          "text": "à défaut de mieux",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for want of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "for want of",
          "for want of"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "faute de"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a de.fo də/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "à défaut de"
}

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"à défaut de" meaning in French

Preposition