"c'erano" meaning in Italian

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ci",
      "ci#Italian"
    ],
    [
      "erano",
      "erano#Italian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ci",
        "3": "erano"
      },
      "expansion": "Contraction of ci + erano",
      "name": "contraction"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of ci + erano.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "c'erano",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "c'è‧ra‧no"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "c'è‧ra‧no"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "there were; there used to be (plural)",
          "word": "esserci"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person plural imperfect indicative of esserci; there were; there used to be (plural)"
      ],
      "id": "en-c'erano-it-verb-z~MW8RMv",
      "links": [
        [
          "esserci",
          "esserci#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "were",
          "were#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "v'erano"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃ‿ɛ.ra.no/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrano"
    }
  ],
  "word": "c'erano"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ci",
      "ci#Italian"
    ],
    [
      "erano",
      "erano#Italian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ci",
        "3": "erano"
      },
      "expansion": "Contraction of ci + erano",
      "name": "contraction"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of ci + erano.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "c'erano",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "c'è‧ra‧no"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "c'è‧ra‧no"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian contractions",
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian non-lemma forms",
        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Italian verb forms",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ɛrano",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ɛrano/3 syllables"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "there were; there used to be (plural)",
          "word": "esserci"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person plural imperfect indicative of esserci; there were; there used to be (plural)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "esserci",
          "esserci#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "were",
          "were#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "v'erano"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃ‿ɛ.ra.no/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrano"
    }
  ],
  "word": "c'erano"
}