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The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | size | {
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"the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)",
"the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)",
"any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics",
"the actual state of aff... | [
"the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)"
] | [
"size%1:07:00::"
] |
The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | smaller | {
"name": "smaller",
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"small or little relative to something else",
"limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent",
"limited in size or scope",
"(of children and animals) young, immature",
"slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity o... | [
"small or little relative to something else"
] | [
"smaller%5:00:00:small:00"
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The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | systems | {
"name": "system",
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"instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity",
"a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole",
"(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in differe... | [
"a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole"
] | [
"system%1:14:00::"
] |
The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | are | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
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"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
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"be%2:42:03::"
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The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | more | {
"name": "more",
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"English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state",
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"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
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The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | troublesome | {
"name": "troublesome",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"difficult to deal with"
]
} | [
"difficult to deal with"
] | [
"troublesome%5:00:00:difficult:00"
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The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | degree | {
"name": "degree",
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"a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality",
"a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process",
"an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a c... | [
"a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality"
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"degree%1:07:00::"
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The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | morphophonemic | {
"name": "morphophonemic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of or relating to morphophonemics"
]
} | [
"of or relating to morphophonemics"
] | [
"morphophonemic%3:01:00::"
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The difficulty of analysis of any subsystem in the phonology is an inverse function of the size - smaller systems are more troublesome - for any given degree of morphophonemic complexity. | complexity | {
"name": "complexity",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the quality of being intricate and compounded"
]
} | [
"the quality of being intricate and compounded"
] | [
"complexity%1:07:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | hypothesis | {
"name": "hypothesis",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations",
"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena",
"a message expressing an opinion based on incomp... | [
"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena"
] | [
"hypothesis%1:09:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | account for | {
"name": "account_for",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"be the reason or explanation for",
"give reasons for"
]
} | [
"give reasons for"
] | [
"account_for%2:32:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | large | {
"name": "large",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a garment size for a large person",
"above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent",
"fairly large or important in effect; influential",
"ostentatiously lofty in style",
"generous and understanding and tolerant",
"conspicuo... | [
"above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent"
] | [
"large%3:00:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | part | {
"name": "part",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something determined in relation to something that includes it",
"something less than the whole of a human artifact",
"a portion of a natural object",
"that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation",
"the extended spatia... | [
"something determined in relation to something that includes it"
] | [
"part%1:24:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | difficulties | {
"name": "difficulty",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an effort that is inconvenient",
"a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result",
"a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcom... | [
"a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome"
] | [
"difficulty%1:26:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | tonal | {
"name": "tonal",
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"employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words",
"having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic"
]
} | [
"employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words"
] | [
"tonal%3:01:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | analysis | {
"name": "analysis",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole",
"the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations",
"a form of literary criticism in which the s... | [
"an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole"
] | [
"analysis%1:04:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | fact | {
"name": "fact",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred",
"a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened",
"an event known to have happened or something known to have existed",
... | [
"a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred"
] | [
"fact%1:09:01::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | vowel systems | {
"name": "vowel_system",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the system of vowels used in a particular language"
]
} | [
"the system of vowels used in a particular language"
] | [
"vowel_system%1:10:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | are | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
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"be%2:42:03::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | often | {
"name": "often",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"many times at short intervals",
"frequently or in great quantities",
"in many cases or instances"
]
} | [
"many times at short intervals"
] | [
"often%4:02:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | more | {
"name": "more",
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"English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state",
"(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex... | [
"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
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"more%4:02:00::"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | puzzling | {
"name": "puzzling",
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"be a mystery or bewildering to",
"be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide",
"not clear to the understanding",
"lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity"
]
} | [
"lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity"
] | [
"puzzling%5:00:00:unclear:00"
] |
This hypothesis will account for a large part of the difficulties of tonal analysis, as well as the fact that vowel systems are often more puzzling than consonantal systems. | consonantal systems | {
"name": "consonantal_system",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the system of consonants used in a particular language"
]
} | [
"the system of consonants used in a particular language"
] | [
"consonantal_system%1:10:00::"
] |
The statement of the system is a different matter. | statement | {
"name": "statement",
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"a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc",
"a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true",
"(music) the presentation of a musical theme",
"a nonverbal message",... | [
"a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true"
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"statement%1:10:02::"
] |
The statement of the system is a different matter. | system | {
"name": "system",
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"instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity",
"a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole",
"(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in differe... | [
"a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole"
] | [
"system%1:14:00::"
] |
The statement of the system is a different matter. | is | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
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"be%2:42:03::"
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The statement of the system is a different matter. | different | {
"name": "different",
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"unlike in nature or quality or form or degree",
"distinctly separate from the first",
"differing from all others; not ordinary",
"marked by dissimilarity",
"distinct or separate"
]
} | [
"distinctly separate from the first"
] | [
"different%5:00:00:other:00"
] |
The statement of the system is a different matter. | matter | {
"name": "matter",
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"a vaguely specified concern",
"some situation or event that is thought about",
"that which has mass and occupies space",
"a problem",
"(used with negation) having consequence",
"written works (especially in books or magazines)",
"have weig... | [
"some situation or event that is thought about"
] | [
"matter%1:09:00::"
] |
Smaller systems can of course be stated much more succinctly. | Smaller | {
"name": "smaller",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"small or little relative to something else",
"limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent",
"limited in size or scope",
"(of children and animals) young, immature",
"slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity o... | [
"small or little relative to something else"
] | [
"smaller%5:00:00:small:00"
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Smaller systems can of course be stated much more succinctly. | systems | {
"name": "system",
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"instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity",
"a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole",
"(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in differe... | [
"a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole"
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"system%1:14:00::"
] |
Smaller systems can of course be stated much more succinctly. | of course | {
"name": "of_course",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"as might be expected"
]
} | [
"as might be expected"
] | [
"of_course%4:02:00::"
] |
Smaller systems can of course be stated much more succinctly. | stated | {
"name": "state",
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"the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation",
"the way something is with respect to its main attributes",
"the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state",
"a politically organized body of p... | [
"express in words"
] | [
"state%2:32:00::"
] |
Smaller systems can of course be stated much more succinctly. | much | {
"name": "much",
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"a great amount or extent",
"(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent",
"to a great degree or extent",
"very",
"to a very great degree or extent",
"(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purpose... | [
"to a great degree or extent"
] | [
"much%4:02:00::"
] |
Smaller systems can of course be stated much more succinctly. | more | {
"name": "more",
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"English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state",
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"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
"more%4:02:00::"
] |
Smaller systems can of course be stated much more succinctly. | succinctly | {
"name": "succinctly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"with concise and precise brevity; to the point"
]
} | [
"with concise and precise brevity; to the point"
] | [
"succinctly%4:02:01::"
] |
A phonemic system can be stated without reference to morphophonemics, but it cannot always be found without morphophonemics. | phonemic system | {
"name": "phonemic_system",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the system of phonemes recognized in a language"
]
} | [
"the system of phonemes recognized in a language"
] | [
"phonemic_system%1:10:00::"
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A phonemic system can be stated without reference to morphophonemics, but it cannot always be found without morphophonemics. | stated | {
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"the way something is with respect to its main attributes",
"the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state",
"a politically organized body of p... | [
"express in words"
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"state%2:32:00::"
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A phonemic system can be stated without reference to morphophonemics, but it cannot always be found without morphophonemics. | morphophonemics | {
"name": "morphophonemics",
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"the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language"
]
} | [
"the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language"
] | [
"morphophonemics%1:09:00::"
] |
A phonemic system can be stated without reference to morphophonemics, but it cannot always be found without morphophonemics. | always | {
"name": "always",
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"at all times; all the time and on every occasion",
"without variation or change, in every case",
"without interruption",
"at any time or in any event",
"forever; throughout all time"
]
} | [
"at all times; all the time and on every occasion"
] | [
"always%4:02:00::"
] |
A phonemic system can be stated without reference to morphophonemics, but it cannot always be found without morphophonemics. | found | {
"name": "find",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a productive insight",
"the act of discovering something",
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with",
"discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of",
"come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost",
... | [
"discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of"
] | [
"find%2:39:02::"
] |
A phonemic system can be stated without reference to morphophonemics, but it cannot always be found without morphophonemics. | morphophonemics | {
"name": "morphophonemics",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language"
]
} | [
"the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language"
] | [
"morphophonemics%1:09:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | more | {
"name": "more",
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"English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state",
"(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex... | [
"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
"more%4:02:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | complex | {
"name": "complex",
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"a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts",
"a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated",
"(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awarene... | [
"complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts"
] | [
"complex%3:00:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | morphophonemic system | {
"name": "morphophonemic_system",
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"the morphophonemics of a particular language"
]
} | [
"the morphophonemics of a particular language"
] | [
"morphophonemic_system%1:10:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | is | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
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"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
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"be%2:42:03::"
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And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | phonemic | {
"name": "phonemic",
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"by phonemics"
]
} | [
"of or relating to phonemes of a particular language"
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"phonemic%3:01:00::"
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And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | base | {
"name": "base",
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"installation from which a military force initiates operations",
"lowest support of a structure",
"a place that the runner must touch before scoring",
"the bottom or lowest part",
"(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment",
... | [
"the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained"
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"base%1:09:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | less | {
"name": "less",
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"(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree",
"(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality",
"(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer",
"used to form the ... | [
"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
"less%4:02:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | easily | {
"name": "easily",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')",
"without question",
"indicating high probability; in all likelihood"
]
} | [
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] | [
"easily%4:02:01::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | phonemic system | {
"name": "phonemic_system",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the system of phonemes recognized in a language"
]
} | [
"the system of phonemes recognized in a language"
] | [
"phonemic_system%1:10:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | analysed | {
"name": "analyse",
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"consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning"
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"analyse%2:31:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | close | {
"name": "close",
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"the temporal end; the concluding time",
"the last section of a communication",
"the concluding part of any performance",
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"become closed",
"cease to operate or cause to cease operati... | [
"rigorously attentive; strict and thorough"
] | [
"close%5:00:00:careful:00"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | attention | {
"name": "attention",
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"the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others",
"the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something",
"a general interest that leads people to want to know more... | [
"the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others"
] | [
"attention%1:09:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | morphophonemics | {
"name": "morphophonemics",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language"
]
} | [
"the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language"
] | [
"morphophonemics%1:09:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | at least | {
"name": "at_least",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)",
"not less than"
]
} | [
"if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)"
] | [
"at_least%4:02:01::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | less | {
"name": "less",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree",
"(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality",
"(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer",
"used to form the ... | [
"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
"less%4:02:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | phonemic | {
"name": "phonemic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of or relating to phonemes of a particular language",
"by phonemics"
]
} | [
"of or relating to phonemes of a particular language"
] | [
"phonemic%3:01:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | statement | {
"name": "statement",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc",
"a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true",
"(music) the presentation of a musical theme",
"a nonverbal message",... | [
"a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true"
] | [
"statement%1:10:02::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | be | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | related | {
"name": "relate",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"make a logical or causal connection",
"be relevant to",
"give an account of",
"be in a relationship with",
"have or establish a relationship to"
]
} | [
"make a logical or causal connection"
] | [
"relate%2:31:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | morphophonemic | {
"name": "morphophonemic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of or relating to morphophonemics"
]
} | [
"of or relating to morphophonemics"
] | [
"morphophonemic%3:01:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | rules | {
"name": "rule",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior",
"something regarded as a normative example",
"prescribed guide for conduct or action",
"(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice",
"a basic generalization tha... | [
"(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice",
"something regarded as a normative example"
] | [
"rule%1:10:01::",
"rule%1:09:01::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | grammatically | {
"name": "grammatically",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in a grammatical manner"
]
} | [
"in a grammatical manner"
] | [
"grammatically%4:02:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | meaningful | {
"name": "meaningful",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"having a meaning or purpose"
]
} | [
"having a meaning or purpose"
] | [
"meaningful%3:00:00::"
] |
And the more complex the morphophonemic system is in relation to the phonemic base, the less easily a phonemic system will be analysed without close attention to the morphophonemics - at least, the less satisfying will a phonemic statement be if it cannot be related through morphophonemic rules to grammatically meaning... | structures | {
"name": "structure",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts",
"the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts",
"the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations",
"a particular complex anatomica... | [
"a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts"
] | [
"structure%1:06:00::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | design | {
"name": "design",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)",
"an arrangement scheme",
"something intended as a guide for making something else",
"a decorative or artistic work",
"an anticipated outcome that is intended... | [
"an arrangement scheme"
] | [
"design%1:09:01::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | orthographies | {
"name": "orthography",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
]
} | [
"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
] | [
"orthography%1:10:00::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | received | {
"name": "receive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"get something; come into possession of",
"receive a specified treatment (abstract)",
"register (perceptual input)",
"go through (mental or physical states or experiences)",
"express willingness to have in one's home or environs",
"accept as t... | [
"get something; come into possession of"
] | [
"receive%2:40:00::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | much | {
"name": "much",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a great amount or extent",
"(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent",
"to a great degree or extent",
"very",
"to a very great degree or extent",
"(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purpose... | [
"to a great degree or extent"
] | [
"much%4:02:00::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | less | {
"name": "less",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree",
"(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality",
"(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer",
"used to form the ... | [
"(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree"
] | [
"less%3:00:00::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | attention | {
"name": "attention",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others",
"the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something",
"a general interest that leads people to want to know more... | [
"a general interest that leads people to want to know more"
] | [
"attention%1:09:02::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | linguists | {
"name": "linguist",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a specialist in linguistics",
"a person who speaks more than one language"
]
} | [
"a specialist in linguistics"
] | [
"linguist%1:18:01::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | problem | {
"name": "problem",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved",
"a question raised for consideration or solution",
"a source of difficulty"
]
} | [
"a question raised for consideration or solution"
] | [
"problem%1:10:00::"
] |
The design of orthographies has received much less attention from linguists than the problem deserves. | deserves | {
"name": "deserve",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"be worthy or deserving"
]
} | [
"be worthy or deserving"
] | [
"deserve%2:42:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | been | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have an existence, be extant"
] | [
"be%2:42:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | tendency | {
"name": "tendency",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others",
"an inclination to do something",
"a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect",
"a general direction in which s... | [
"an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others"
] | [
"tendency%1:09:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | part | {
"name": "part",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something determined in relation to something that includes it",
"something less than the whole of a human artifact",
"a portion of a natural object",
"that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation",
"the extended spatia... | [
"that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation"
] | [
"part%1:09:02::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | many | {
"name": "many",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number"
]
} | [
"a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number"
] | [
"many%3:00:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | American | {
"name": "american",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a native or inhabitant of the United States",
"the English language as used in the United States",
"a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country",
"of or relating to the United States of America or its peo... | [
"a native or inhabitant of the United States"
] | [
"american%1:18:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | linguists | {
"name": "linguist",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a specialist in linguistics",
"a person who speaks more than one language"
]
} | [
"a specialist in linguistics"
] | [
"linguist%1:18:01::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | assume | {
"name": "assume",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof",
"take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities",
"take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect",
"take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person",
"occupy ... | [
"take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof"
] | [
"assume%2:31:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | phonemic | {
"name": "phonemic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of or relating to phonemes of a particular language",
"by phonemics"
]
} | [
"of or relating to phonemes of a particular language"
] | [
"phonemic%3:01:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | transcription | {
"name": "transcription",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation",
"(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is syn... | [
"something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation"
] | [
"transcription%1:10:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | automatically | {
"name": "automatically",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"in a reflex manner",
"in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism"
]
} | [
"in a reflex manner"
] | [
"automatically%4:02:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | be | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | best | {
"name": "best",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the supreme effort one can make",
"the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others",
"Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)",
... | [
"(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities"
] | [
"best%3:00:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | possible | {
"name": "possible",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something that can be done",
"an applicant who might be suitable",
"capable of happening or existing",
"existing in possibility"
]
} | [
"capable of happening or existing"
] | [
"possible%3:00:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | orthography | {
"name": "orthography",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
]
} | [
"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
] | [
"orthography%1:10:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | real | {
"name": "real",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any rational or irrational number",
"the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos",
"an old small silver Spanish coin",
"being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; ; ; ; ; ; - Longfellow",
"no less ... | [
"no less than what is stated; worthy of the name"
] | [
"real%3:00:02::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | problem | {
"name": "problem",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved",
"a question raised for consideration or solution",
"a source of difficulty"
]
} | [
"a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved"
] | [
"problem%1:26:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | then | {
"name": "then",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"that time; that moment",
"at a specific prior time",
"subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)",
"in that case or as a consequence",
"at that time"
]
} | [
"subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)"
] | [
"then%4:02:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | be | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
] | [
"be%2:42:06::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | social | {
"name": "social",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity",
"relating to human society and its members",
"living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups",
"relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high socie... | [
"relating to human society and its members"
] | [
"social%3:01:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | securing | {
"name": "secure",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"get by special effort",
"cause to be firmly attached",
"assure payment of",
"make certain of",
"fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug",
"furnish with battens",
"free from fear or doubt; easy in mind",
"free from danger or ris... | [
"get by special effort"
] | [
"secure%2:40:00::"
] |
There has been a tendency on the part of many American linguists to assume that a phonemic transcription will automatically be the best possible orthography and that the only real problem will then be the social one of securing acceptance. | acceptance | {
"name": "acceptance",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true",
"the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception",
"the state of being acceptable and accepted",
"(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an ... | [
"the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true"
] | [
"acceptance%1:09:00::"
] |
This seems naive. | seems | {
"name": "seem",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent",
"appear to exist",
"appear to one's own mind or opinion"
]
} | [
"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect"
] | [
"seem%2:39:00::"
] |
This seems naive. | naive | {
"name": "naive",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience",
"of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style",
"inexperienced",
"lacking information or instruction",
"not initiated; deficient in relev... | [
"marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience"
] | [
"naive%3:00:00::"
] |
Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | Most | {
"name": "most",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number",
"the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or ex... | [
"the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree"
] | [
"most%3:00:01::"
] |
Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | been | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | give | {
"name": "give",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length",
"cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense",
"be the cause or source of",
"transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody",
"conve... | [
"cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense"
] | [
"give%2:40:03::"
] |
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