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"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English non-lemma forms",
"Middle English noun plural forms",
"Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
"etymology_number": 4,
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "noun plural form"
},
"expansion": "helen",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"form_of": [
{
"extra": "heel",
"word": "hele"
}
],
"glosses": [
"plural of hele (“heel”)"
],
"links": [
[
"hele",
"hele#Middle_English:_heel"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"plural"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈhɛːlən/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "helan"
}
],
"word": "helen"
}
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