former (English noun) former/English/noun: invalid uppercase tag General-American not in or uppercase_tags: {"categories": ["English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)", "Pages with 7 entries", "Pages with entries", "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)", "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)/2 syllables"], "derived": [{"word": "opinion former"}, {"word": "pan former"}, {"word": "sixth-former"}, {"word": "T-former"}, {"word": "t-former"}], "etymology_number": 2, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "Inherited"}, "expansion": "Inherited", "name": "glossary"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "formere", "4": "", "5": "", "g": "", "g2": "", "g3": "", "id": "", "lit": "", "nocat": "", "pos": "", "sc": "", "sort": "", "tr": "", "ts": ""}, "expansion": "Middle English formere", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "formere"}, "expansion": "Inherited from Middle English formere", "name": "inh+"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "form", "3": "-er", "id2": "agent noun"}, "expansion": "By surface analysis, form + -er", "name": "surf"}], "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle English formere. By surface analysis, form + -er.", "forms": [{"form": "formers", "tags": ["plural"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {}, "expansion": "former (plural formers)", "name": "en-noun"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [{"categories": ["English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "Dave was the former of the company.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder."], "links": [["form", "form"], ["maker", "maker"], ["creator", "creator"], ["founder", "founder"]]}, {"categories": ["English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "The brick arch was built using a wooden former.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die."], "links": [["form", "form"], ["template", "template"], ["gauge", "gauge"], ["cut", "cut"], ["die", "die"]]}, {"categories": ["British English", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "Fifth-former.", "type": "example"}, {"text": "Sixth-former.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["Someone in, or of, a certain form (class)."], "links": [["form", "form"]], "raw_glosses": ["(chiefly British, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class)."], "raw_tags": ["used in combinations"], "tags": ["British"]}], "sounds": [{"ipa": "/ˈfɔɹmɚ/", "tags": ["General-American"]}, {"ipa": "/ˈfɔːmə/", "tags": ["Received-Pronunciation"]}, {"audio": "en-us-former.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/En-us-former.ogg/En-us-former.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/En-us-former.ogg"}, {"rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)"}], "word": "former"}
former (English noun) former/English/noun: invalid uppercase tag Received-Pronunciation not in or uppercase_tags: {"categories": ["English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)", "Pages with 7 entries", "Pages with entries", "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)", "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)/2 syllables"], "derived": [{"word": "opinion former"}, {"word": "pan former"}, {"word": "sixth-former"}, {"word": "T-former"}, {"word": "t-former"}], "etymology_number": 2, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "Inherited"}, "expansion": "Inherited", "name": "glossary"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "formere", "4": "", "5": "", "g": "", "g2": "", "g3": "", "id": "", "lit": "", "nocat": "", "pos": "", "sc": "", "sort": "", "tr": "", "ts": ""}, "expansion": "Middle English formere", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "formere"}, "expansion": "Inherited from Middle English formere", "name": "inh+"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "form", "3": "-er", "id2": "agent noun"}, "expansion": "By surface analysis, form + -er", "name": "surf"}], "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle English formere. By surface analysis, form + -er.", "forms": [{"form": "formers", "tags": ["plural"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {}, "expansion": "former (plural formers)", "name": "en-noun"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [{"categories": ["English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "Dave was the former of the company.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder."], "links": [["form", "form"], ["maker", "maker"], ["creator", "creator"], ["founder", "founder"]]}, {"categories": ["English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "The brick arch was built using a wooden former.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die."], "links": [["form", "form"], ["template", "template"], ["gauge", "gauge"], ["cut", "cut"], ["die", "die"]]}, {"categories": ["British English", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"text": "Fifth-former.", "type": "example"}, {"text": "Sixth-former.", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["Someone in, or of, a certain form (class)."], "links": [["form", "form"]], "raw_glosses": ["(chiefly British, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class)."], "raw_tags": ["used in combinations"], "tags": ["British"]}], "sounds": [{"ipa": "/ˈfɔɹmɚ/", "tags": ["General-American"]}, {"ipa": "/ˈfɔːmə/", "tags": ["Received-Pronunciation"]}, {"audio": "en-us-former.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/En-us-former.ogg/En-us-former.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/En-us-former.ogg"}, {"rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)"}], "word": "former"}
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