magnifying glass in English

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    {
      "form": "magnifying glass",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magnifying glasses",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The printing was so small he needed a magnifying glass to read it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A magnifying glass is a lens, usually set in a frame with a handle, used to make small things look larger."
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "magnifier"
        },
        {
          "word": "hand lens"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "magnifying glass"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "magnifying glass",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magnifying glasses",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "2": "magnifying glasses"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The printing was so small he needed a magnifying glass to read it."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A magnifying glass is a lens, usually set in a frame with a handle, used to make small things look larger."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "magnifier"
        },
        {
          "word": "hand lens"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "magnifying glass"
}

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"magnifying glass" meaning in English

Noun