bastard in All languages combined

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bastard",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bastards",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "text": "William the Bastard became William the Conqueror after he took over England."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone whose parents were not married."
      ],
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    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My boss is a total bastard."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bastard is an insulting word for a bad man, or a man you don't like."
      ],
      "id": "simple-bastard-en-noun-k4XurPLq",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɑːs.təd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæs.tɚd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bastard"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bastard",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bastards",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "William the Bastard became William the Conqueror after he took over England."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone whose parents were not married."
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Countable nouns",
        "Vulgar"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My boss is a total bastard."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bastard is an insulting word for a bad man, or a man you don't like."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑːs.təd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæs.tɚd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bastard.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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  "word": "bastard"
}

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"bastard" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]