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"form": "favourite",
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"positive"
]
},
{
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{
"text": "Ford is my favourite brand of truck."
}
],
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"My favourite brand is the brand I like most."
],
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}
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈfeɪv.rɪt/"
},
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"text": "chocolate ice cream is my favourite."
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"A favourite is a thing or person that someone likes the most. It is a thing that someone prefers, or likes more than any other."
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"text": "He was a favourite of the king."
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"ipa": "/ˈfeɪv.rɪt/"
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"audio": "EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg",
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"tags": [
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