Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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contraction
African-American Vernacular form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: contraction, rare
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noun
Temptation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Strife; social unrest or civil war among Muslims, especially from the 7th to the 9th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Arabic فِتْنَة (fitna, “sedition, strife”).
