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{
"lang": "Middle Scots",
"lang_code": "gmw-msc",
"word": "chasoun"
},
{
"lang": "Middle Scots",
"lang_code": "gmw-msc",
"word": "chesoun"
}
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},
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}
],
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},
{
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]
},
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]
},
{
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},
{
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"alternative",
"Northern",
"especially"
]
},
{
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"alternative",
"Late-Middle-English"
]
},
{
"form": "chesowne",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Late-Middle-English"
]
},
{
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"alternative",
"Late-Middle-English"
]
}
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"g2": "",
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},
{
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
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"3": "Late ME"
},
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],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 27 8 25 27",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 26 5 26 27",
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},
{
"_dis": "13 31 11 31 14",
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}
],
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"A motivation or justification:",
"A justification for a charge or accusation."
],
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"motivation",
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],
[
"justification",
"justification"
],
[
"charge",
"charge"
],
[
"accusation",
"accusation"
]
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{
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{
"_dis": "13 27 8 25 27",
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{
"_dis": "17 26 5 26 27",
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},
{
"_dis": "13 31 11 31 14",
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}
],
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"A motivation or justification:",
"An excuse or opportunity."
],
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[
"motivation",
"motivation"
],
[
"justification",
"justification"
],
[
"excuse",
"excuse"
],
[
"opportunity",
"opportunity"
]
],
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"A motivation or justification:",
"(rare) An excuse or opportunity."
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English",
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "13 31 11 31 14",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
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},
{
"_dis": "14 20 29 20 17",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"A cause; the source of an effect."
],
"id": "en-chesoun-enm-noun-Zzv3i1pX",
"links": [
[
"cause",
"cause"
],
[
"source",
"source"
],
[
"effect",
"effect"
]
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
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{
"_dis": "13 31 11 31 14",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"An attempt or try."
],
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"attempt",
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],
[
"try",
"try"
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"(rare) An attempt or try."
],
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"rare"
]
},
{
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{
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{
"_dis": "17 26 5 26 27",
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},
{
"_dis": "13 31 11 31 14",
"kind": "other",
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}
],
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"An situation or event."
],
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"links": [
[
"situation",
"situation"
],
[
"event",
"event"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) An situation or event."
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English",
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/t͡ʃɛːˈzuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɛːzun/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "in most senses",
"translation": "in most senses",
"word": "enchesoun"
}
],
"word": "chesoun"
}
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"Middle English apheretic forms",
"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
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"lang": "Middle Scots",
"lang_code": "gmw-msc",
"word": "chasoun"
},
{
"lang": "Middle Scots",
"lang_code": "gmw-msc",
"word": "chesoun"
}
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}
],
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"form": "chesouns",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "chaysoun",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "cheson",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "chesiun",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Northern",
"especially"
]
},
{
"form": "chesun",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Northern",
"especially"
]
},
{
"form": "cheissoun",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Late-Middle-English"
]
},
{
"form": "chesowne",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Late-Middle-English"
]
},
{
"form": "scheson",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Late-Middle-English"
]
}
],
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},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "chesoun (plural chesouns)",
"name": "enm-noun"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "mostly",
"3": "Late ME"
},
"expansion": "(chiefly Late Middle English)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A motivation or justification:",
"A justification for a charge or accusation."
],
"links": [
[
"motivation",
"motivation"
],
[
"justification",
"justification"
],
[
"charge",
"charge"
],
[
"accusation",
"accusation"
]
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A motivation or justification:",
"An excuse or opportunity."
],
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[
"motivation",
"motivation"
],
[
"justification",
"justification"
],
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"excuse",
"excuse"
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"opportunity",
"opportunity"
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"A motivation or justification:",
"(rare) An excuse or opportunity."
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English",
"rare"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A cause; the source of an effect."
],
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[
"cause",
"cause"
],
[
"source",
"source"
],
[
"effect",
"effect"
]
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"An attempt or try."
],
"links": [
[
"attempt",
"attempt"
],
[
"try",
"try"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) An attempt or try."
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English",
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"An situation or event."
],
"links": [
[
"situation",
"situation"
],
[
"event",
"event"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) An situation or event."
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English",
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/t͡ʃɛːˈzuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɛːzun/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "in most senses",
"translation": "in most senses",
"word": "enchesoun"
}
],
"word": "chesoun"
}
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