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"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "cheynen"
}
],
"glosses": [
"alternative form of cheynen"
],
"links": [
[
"cheynen",
"cheynen#Middle_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "cheyne"
}
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