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"1": "de",
"2": "",
"3": "von + genitive object + wegen"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "de",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "von + genitive object + wegen"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German von + [genitive object] + wegen",
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},
{
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},
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},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Weg"
},
"expansion": "Weg",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "de",
"2": "Ort, Stelle, Seite"
},
"expansion": "Ort, Stelle, Seite",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Shortened version of von + [genitive object] + wegen, from Middle High German von + [genitive object] + wegen, with wegen being the dative plural of wec, modern-day Weg, but with a meaning similar to Ort, Stelle, Seite.",
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},
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}
],
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"we‧gen"
],
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"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "prep",
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"parents": [
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},
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}
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{
"english": "Because of the bad weather, we will stay at home.",
"text": "Wegen des schlechten Wetters werden wir zu Hause bleiben.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"for, because of"
],
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"word": "deswegen"
},
{
"word": "von wegen!"
},
{
"word": "Weg"
},
{
"word": "weswegen"
}
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}
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈveːɡŋ̩/"
},
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{
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "wegen"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "gmh",
"2": "wec"
},
"expansion": "wec",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Weg"
},
"expansion": "Weg",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Ort, Stelle, Seite"
},
"expansion": "Ort, Stelle, Seite",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Shortened version of von + [genitive object] + wegen, from Middle High German von + [genitive object] + wegen, with wegen being the dative plural of wec, modern-day Weg, but with a meaning similar to Ort, Stelle, Seite.",
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"3": "+ genitive or dative"
},
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}
],
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],
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"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "prep",
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{
"word": "deswegen"
},
{
"word": "von wegen!"
},
{
"word": "Weg"
},
{
"word": "weswegen"
}
],
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"German entries with incorrect language header",
"German lemmas",
"German prepositions",
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"German terms inherited from Middle High German",
"German terms with IPA pronunciation",
"German terms with audio links",
"German terms with usage examples"
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"for"
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},
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