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},
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},
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"expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
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}
],
"text": "English: uncle (see there for further descendants)"
},
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},
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}
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"4": "",
"5": "",
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"tr": "",
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},
"expansion": "Anglo-Norman uncle",
"name": "bor"
},
{
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"2": "xno",
"3": "uncle"
},
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"2": "VL.",
"3": "",
"4": "*aunclum"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la",
"3": "avunculus"
},
"expansion": "Latin avunculus",
"name": "der"
}
],
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"form": "uncles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "unclen",
"tags": [
"plural",
"rare"
]
}
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"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Entry maintenance"
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},
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"langcode": "enm",
"name": "Male family members",
"orig": "enm:Male family members",
"parents": [
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"Male people",
"Family",
"Male",
"People",
"Gender",
"Human",
"Biology",
"Psychology",
"Sociology",
"All topics",
"Sciences",
"Social sciences",
"Fundamental",
"Society"
],
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"glosses": [
"uncle (brother of one's parents)"
],
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"links": [
[
"uncle",
"uncle#English"
],
[
"brother",
"brother"
],
[
"parent",
"parent"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "em"
},
{
"word": "hunckyl"
},
{
"word": "oncle"
},
{
"word": "oncyll"
},
{
"word": "ownkyll"
},
{
"word": "uncul"
},
{
"word": "uncull"
},
{
"word": "unkele"
},
{
"word": "unkle"
},
{
"word": "unkyll"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈunklə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈunkəl/"
}
],
"word": "uncle"
}
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},
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}
],
"text": "English: uncle (see there for further descendants)"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
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},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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"3": "uncle",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"g": "",
"g2": "",
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"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
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"tr": "",
"ts": ""
},
"expansion": "Anglo-Norman uncle",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "xno",
"3": "uncle"
},
"expansion": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle",
"name": "bor+"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "VL.",
"3": "",
"4": "*aunclum"
},
"expansion": "Vulgar Latin *aunclum",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la",
"3": "avunculus"
},
"expansion": "Latin avunculus",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman uncle, from Vulgar Latin *aunclum, from Latin avunculus.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "uncles",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "unclen",
"tags": [
"plural",
"rare"
]
}
],
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"expansion": "uncle (plural uncles or (rare) unclen)",
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],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
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{
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"Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns",
"Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman",
"Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
"Middle English terms derived from Latin",
"Middle English terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
"Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"enm:Male family members"
],
"glosses": [
"uncle (brother of one's parents)"
],
"links": [
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"uncle",
"uncle#English"
],
[
"brother",
"brother"
],
[
"parent",
"parent"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "em"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈunklə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈunkəl/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "hunckyl"
},
{
"word": "oncle"
},
{
"word": "oncyll"
},
{
"word": "ownkyll"
},
{
"word": "uncul"
},
{
"word": "uncull"
},
{
"word": "unkele"
},
{
"word": "unkle"
},
{
"word": "unkyll"
}
],
"word": "uncle"
}
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