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"forms": [
{
"form": "ominous",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more ominous",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most ominous",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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},
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"name": "adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": "o‧mi‧nous",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"If something is ominous, it relates to omens; it is significant."
],
"id": "simple-ominous-en-adj-ClTOz3w0"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The dark clouds moving into the area that we live in is an ominous sign that a bad storm is about to happen."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is ominous, it gives an indication that something bad is about to happen; it is threatening."
],
"id": "simple-ominous-en-adj-nq7jATec"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɒmɪnəs/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɑmɪnəs/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ominous.wav",
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"tags": [
"UK"
]
}
],
"word": "ominous"
}
{
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{
"form": "ominous",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more ominous",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most ominous",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"more": "true"
},
"expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
"name": "adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": "o‧mi‧nous",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"If something is ominous, it relates to omens; it is significant."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The dark clouds moving into the area that we live in is an ominous sign that a bad storm is about to happen."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is ominous, it gives an indication that something bad is about to happen; it is threatening."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɒmɪnəs/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɑmɪnəs/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"tags": [
"UK"
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}
],
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}
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