See lion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"forms": [
{
"form": "lion",
"tags": [
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lions",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
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{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We saw the lion in the zoo."
}
],
"glosses": [
"A type of big cat from Africa, India and some of Europe; Panthera leo."
],
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"enpr": "/lī'ən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈlaɪən/"
},
{
"sampa": "/\"laI@n/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-lion.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "lion"
}
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]
},
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{
"text": "We saw the lion in the zoo."
}
],
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"A type of big cat from Africa, India and some of Europe; Panthera leo."
],
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "/lī'ən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈlaɪən/"
},
{
"sampa": "/\"laI@n/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-lion.ogg",
"tags": [
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]
}
],
"word": "lion"
}
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