loan words in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loan word",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loan words",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loan word"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of loan word; more than one (kind of) loan word."
      ],
      "id": "simple-loan_words-en-noun-v5VjplGI"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loan words"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loan word",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loan words",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loan word"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Plurals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of loan word; more than one (kind of) loan word."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loan words"
}

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"loan words" meaning in English

Noun