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"lang_code": "en",
"word": "uncle"
},
{
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"lang_code": "sco",
"word": "uncle"
}
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},
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},
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},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la-vul",
"3": "",
"4": "*aunclum"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la",
"3": "avunculus"
},
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}
],
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{
"form": "uncles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"West-Midlands",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "hunckyl",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "oncle",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
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"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ownkyll",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "uncul",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "uncull",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "unkele",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "unkle",
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"alternative"
]
},
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"form": "unkyll",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
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{
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},
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"pos": "noun",
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{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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"uncle (brother of one's parents)"
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"uncle",
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"brother",
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"parent",
"parent"
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],
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{
"word": "em"
}
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈunklə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈunkəl/"
}
],
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}
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"word": "uncle"
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}
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},
"expansion": "",
"name": "etymon"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "xno",
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},
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{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la-vul",
"3": "",
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},
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},
{
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"2": "la",
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},
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}
],
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{
"form": "uncles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "unclen",
"tags": [
"West-Midlands",
"plural",
"rare"
]
},
{
"form": "hunckyl",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "oncle",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "oncyll",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ownkyll",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "uncul",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "uncull",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "unkele",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "unkle",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "unkyll",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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},
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],
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{
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"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns",
"Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman",
"Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
"Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
"Middle English terms derived from Latin",
"Middle English terms derived from Old French",
"Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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"Pages with entries",
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[
"uncle",
"uncle#English"
],
[
"brother",
"brother"
],
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"parent",
"parent"
]
],
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{
"word": "em"
}
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈunklə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈunkəl/"
}
],
"word": "uncle"
}
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