"a chara" meaning in Irish

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Phrase

IPA: /ə ˈxaɾˠə/ Forms: a chairde [plural]
Etymology: Literally ‘O friend’. Head templates: {{head|ga|phrase|plural|a chairde}} a chara (plural a chairde)
  1. dear (formal or informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter’s opening line)
    Sense id: en-a_chara-ga-phrase-HFRYNotR Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "Literally ‘O friend’.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "a chairde",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "ga",
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        "4": "a chairde"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "english": "Dear Patrick,...",
          "text": "A Phádraig, a chara,...",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Dear Sir/Madam,...",
          "text": "A chara,...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "dear (formal or informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter’s opening line)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ə ˈxaɾˠə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a chara"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally ‘O friend’.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "a chairde",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "ga",
        "2": "phrase",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "a chairde"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "phrase",
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    {
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        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish multiword terms",
        "Irish phrases",
        "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Dear Patrick,...",
          "text": "A Phádraig, a chara,...",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Dear Sir/Madam,...",
          "text": "A chara,...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear (formal or informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter’s opening line)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ə ˈxaɾˠə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a chara"
}

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