mistress in All languages combined

IPA: /ˈmɪstrɪs/ Audio: en-us-mistress.ogg [US] Forms: mistress [singular], mistresses [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

enPR: mĭsʹtrĭs Head templates: {{noun|2=mistresses}} [POS TABLE]

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      "form": "mistress",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mistresses",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A mistress is a woman that a married man is having an affair with. She is not the man's wife, but the other woman that he is having a romantic or sexual relationship with. Usually, a mistress is kept secret."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "mĭsʹtrĭs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪstrɪs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mistress.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mistress"
}

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{
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      "form": "mistress",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A mistress is a woman that a married man is having an affair with. She is not the man's wife, but the other woman that he is having a romantic or sexual relationship with. Usually, a mistress is kept secret."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "mĭsʹtrĭs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪstrɪs/"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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"mistress" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]