"Wahl" meaning in German

See Wahl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /vaːl/ Audio: De-at-Wahl.ogg [Austria], De-Wahl.ogg Forms: Wahls [genitive, masculine], Wahl [genitive, masculine], Wahl [feminine, genitive], Wahls [plural]
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walą. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wale}} Middle High German wale, {{inh|de|goh|wala}} Old High German wala, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*walu}} Proto-West Germanic *walu, {{der|de|gem-pro|*walą}} Proto-Germanic *walą Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Wahl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wahls or (with an article) Wahl, feminine genitive Wahl, plural Wahls)
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Wahl-de-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): German surnames

Noun

IPA: /vaːl/ Audio: De-at-Wahl.ogg [Austria], De-Wahl.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walą. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wale}} Middle High German wale, {{inh|de|goh|wala}} Old High German wala, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*walu}} Proto-West Germanic *walu, {{der|de|gem-pro|*walą}} Proto-Germanic *walą Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Wahl f (genitive Wahl, plural Wahlen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wahl [genitive], Wahlen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wahl [nominative, singular], Wahlen [definite, nominative, plural], Wahl [genitive, singular], Wahlen [definite, genitive, plural], Wahl [dative, singular], Wahlen [dative, definite, plural], Wahl [accusative, singular], Wahlen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. choice, selection Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wahl-de-noun-1Z2-ma9O
  2. election (process of choosing a leader or representatives) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Wahl-de-noun-NB5qrnAB Disambiguation of Politics: 0 0 100 0
  3. quality level Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wahl-de-noun-VnN4Qoal Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 7 29 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Wal (english: whale)
Hyponyms: Auswahl, Berufswahl, Fahrscheinwahl, Partnerwahl, Vorauswahl, Wortwahl, Abwahl, Arbeiterkammerwahl, Briefwahl, Bundespräsidentenwahl, Bundestagswahl, Bürgermeisterwahl, Direktwahl, EU-Wahl, Europawahl, Halbzeitwahl, Hofburg-Wahl, Kommunalwahl, Kongresswahl, Landeshauptmann-Wahl, Landtagswahl, Nachwahl, Neuwahl, Parlamentswahl, Präsidentenwahl, Präsidentschaftswahl, Scheinwahl, Steward-Wahl, Stichwahl, Urwahl, US-Wahl, Vorstandswahl, Vorwahl, Wirtschaftskammerwahl, Zwischenwahl Derived forms: erste Wahl, wählbar, Wahleltern, wählen, Wähler, wählerisch, Wahlessen, Wahlfach, wahlfrei, Wahlheimat, wahllos, Wahlmöglichkeit, Wählscheibe, Wahlspruch, Wahlverwandtschaft, wahlweise, Wortwahl, zweite Wahl, Wahlabsprache, Wahlalter, Wahlanalytiker, Wahlanfechtung, Wahlausgang, Wahlausschuss, Wahlaussichten, Wahlbeeinflussung, Wahlbehinderung, Wahlbehörde, Wahlbenachrichtigung, Wahlbeobachter, wahlberechtigt, Wahlbestechung, Wahlbeteiligung, Wahlbetrug, Wahlbezirk, Wahlbrief, Wahlbündnis, Wahlchance, Wahleinbußen, wahlentscheidend, Wahlentscheidung, Wahlerfolg, Wahlergebnis, Wahlfälschung, Wahlfeldzug, Wahlforscher, Wahlforschung, Wahlfrau, Wahlgang, Wahlgeheimnis, Wahlgeschenk, Wahlgesetz, Wahlhelfer, Wahljahr, Wahlkabine, Wahlkampagne, Wahlkampf, Wahlkreis, Wahlleiter, Wahlleute, Wahlliste, Wahllokal, Wahllokomotive, Wahlmanipulation, Wahlmann, Wahlmaschine, Wahlmodus, Wahlmonarchie, Wahlniederlage, Wahlordnung, Wahlparole, Wahlperiode, Wahlpflicht, Wahlplakat, Wahlplattform, Wahlprogramm, Wahlpropaganda, Wahlrecht, Wahlrede, Wahlschein, Wahlschlappe, Wahlschwindel, Wahlsieg, Wahlsieger, Wahlsystem, Wahltag, Wahltermin, Wahlurne, Wahlveranstaltung, Wahlverfahren, Wahlvergehen, Wahlverhalten, Wahlverhinderung, Wahlversammlung, Wahlversprechen, Wahlvorschlag, Wahlvorstand, Wahlvorsteher, Wahlwerbung, Wahlwiederholung, Wahlzelle, Wahlzettel, Wahlzeuge, Wahlziel, Wiederwahl

Inflected forms

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      "word": "erste Wahl"
    },
    {
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      "word": "wählbar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahleltern"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wählen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wähler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wählerisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlessen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wahlfrei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlheimat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wahllos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlmöglichkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wählscheibe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlspruch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlverwandtschaft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wahlweise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wortwahl"
    },
    {
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      "word": "zweite Wahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlabsprache"
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    {
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      "word": "Wahlalter"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlanalytiker"
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    {
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      "word": "Wahlanfechtung"
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    {
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      "word": "Wahlausgang"
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    {
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      "word": "Wahlausschuss"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "Wahlbeeinflussung"
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      "word": "Wahlbehinderung"
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    {
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      "word": "Wahlbehörde"
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      "word": "Wahlbenachrichtigung"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlbeobachter"
    },
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      "word": "wahlberechtigt"
    },
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      "word": "Wahlbestechung"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlbeteiligung"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlbetrug"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlbezirk"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlbrief"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlbündnis"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlchance"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahleinbußen"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wahlentscheidend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlentscheidung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlerfolg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlergebnis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlfälschung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlfeldzug"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlforscher"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlforschung"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlfrau"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlgang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlgeheimnis"
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    {
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      "word": "Wahlgeschenk"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wahlgesetz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlhelfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahljahr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlkabine"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlkampagne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlkampf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlkreis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlleiter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlleute"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlliste"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahllokal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahllokomotive"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlmanipulation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlmann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlmaschine"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlmodus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlmonarchie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlniederlage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlordnung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlparole"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlperiode"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlpflicht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlplakat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlplattform"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlprogramm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlpropaganda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlrecht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlrede"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlschein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlschlappe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlschwindel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlsieg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlsieger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlsystem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahltag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahltermin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlurne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlveranstaltung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlverfahren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlvergehen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlverhalten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlverhinderung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlversammlung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlversprechen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlvorschlag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlvorstand"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlvorsteher"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlwerbung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlwiederholung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlzelle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlzettel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlzeuge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wahlziel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wiederwahl"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wale"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wale",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wala"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wala",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*walu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *walu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*walą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *walą",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walą.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wahl",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahlen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahlen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahlen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahlen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wahlen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Wahl f (genitive Wahl, plural Wahlen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Wahl"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Auswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Berufswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fahrscheinwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Partnerwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Vorauswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wortwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Abwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Arbeiterkammerwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Briefwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bundespräsidentenwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bundestagswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Bürgermeisterwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Direktwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "EU-Wahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Europawahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Halbzeitwahl"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Hofburg-Wahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kommunalwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kongresswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Landeshauptmann-Wahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Landtagswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nachwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Neuwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Parlamentswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Präsidentenwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Präsidentschaftswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Scheinwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Steward-Wahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Stichwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Urwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "US-Wahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Vorstandswahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Vorwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wirtschaftskammerwahl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zwischenwahl"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
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      "english": "whale",
      "word": "Wal"
    }
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to make a choice.",
          "text": "eine Wahl treffen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a great choice.",
          "text": "eine hervorragende Wahl.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "choice, selection"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wahl-de-noun-1Z2-ma9O",
      "links": [
        [
          "choice",
          "choice"
        ],
        [
          "selection",
          "selection"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 100 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Politics",
          "orig": "de:Politics",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "election (process of choosing a leader or representatives)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wahl-de-noun-NB5qrnAB",
      "links": [
        [
          "election",
          "election"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 7 29 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quality level"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wahl-de-noun-VnN4Qoal",
      "links": [
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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