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  <Lexicon id="oewn" label="Open English Wordnet" language="en" email="english-wordnet@googlegroups.com" license="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" version="2024" url="https://github.com/globalwordnet/english-wordnet">
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-best-loved-a">
      <Lemma writtenForm="best-loved" partOfSpeech="a"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-best-loved-a-01465804-s" synset="oewn-01465804-s" dc:identifier="best-loved%5:00:00:loved:00"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-darling-n">
      <Lemma writtenForm="darling" partOfSpeech="n">
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">ˈdɑːlɪŋ</Pronunciation>
        <Pronunciation variety="US">ˈdɑɹlɪŋ</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-darling-n-10011405-n" synset="oewn-10011405-n" dc:identifier="darling%1:18:00::">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-darling-a-01465246-s"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-dearie-n">
      <Lemma writtenForm="dearie" partOfSpeech="n">
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">ˈdɪəɹi</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-dearie-n-10011405-n" synset="oewn-10011405-n" dc:identifier="dearie%1:18:00::"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-deary-n">
      <Lemma writtenForm="deary" partOfSpeech="n">
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">ˈdɪəɹi</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-deary-n-10011405-n" synset="oewn-10011405-n" dc:identifier="deary%1:18:00::"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-ducky-n">
      <Lemma writtenForm="ducky" partOfSpeech="n"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-ducky-n-10011405-n" synset="oewn-10011405-n" dc:identifier="ducky%1:18:00::"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-favored-a">
      <Lemma writtenForm="favored" partOfSpeech="a"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-favored-a-01465804-s" synset="oewn-01465804-s" dc:identifier="favored%5:00:00:loved:00">
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-American_spelling-n-87027384-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-favorite-a">
      <Lemma writtenForm="favorite" partOfSpeech="a">
        <Pronunciation>ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-favorite-a-01465804-s" synset="oewn-01465804-s" dc:identifier="favorite%5:00:00:loved:00">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-favorite-n-05798763-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-American_spelling-n-87027384-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-favorite-n">
      <Lemma writtenForm="favorite" partOfSpeech="n">
        <Pronunciation>ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-favorite-n-10011405-n" synset="oewn-10011405-n" dc:identifier="favorite%1:18:00::">
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-American_spelling-n-87027384-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-favoured-s">
      <Lemma writtenForm="favoured" partOfSpeech="s"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-favoured-s-01465804-s" synset="oewn-01465804-s" dc:identifier="favoured%5:00:01:loved:00">
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-British_spelling-n-86712636-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-Canadian_spelling-n-80475027-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-Australian_spelling-n-84746436-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-favourite-a">
      <Lemma writtenForm="favourite" partOfSpeech="a">
        <Pronunciation>ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-favourite-a-01465804-s" synset="oewn-01465804-s" dc:identifier="favourite%5:00:00:loved:00">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-favourite-n-10011405-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-British_spelling-n-86712636-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-Canadian_spelling-n-80475027-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-Australian_spelling-n-84746436-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-favourite-n">
      <Lemma writtenForm="favourite" partOfSpeech="n">
        <Pronunciation>ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-favourite-n-10011405-n" synset="oewn-10011405-n" dc:identifier="favourite%1:18:00::">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-favourite-a-01465804-s"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-British_spelling-n-86712636-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-Canadian_spelling-n-80475027-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="exemplifies" target="oewn-Australian_spelling-n-84746436-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-pet-a">
      <Lemma writtenForm="pet" partOfSpeech="a"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-pet-a-01465804-s" synset="oewn-01465804-s" dc:identifier="pet%5:00:00:loved:00"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-pet-n">
      <Lemma writtenForm="pet" partOfSpeech="n"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-pet-n-01321385-n" synset="oewn-01321385-n" dc:identifier="pet%1:05:00::"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-pet-n-07568642-n" synset="oewn-07568642-n" dc:identifier="pet%1:12:00::"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-pet-n-10011405-n" synset="oewn-10011405-n" dc:identifier="pet%1:18:00::">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-pet-v-01229164-v"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-pet-v-01428543-v"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-pet-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="pet" partOfSpeech="v"/>
      <Form writtenForm="petted"/>
      <Form writtenForm="petting"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-pet-v-01229164-v" synset="oewn-01229164-v" dc:identifier="pet%2:35:01::">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-pet-n-10011405-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-petter-n-10440394-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-petting-n-00855630-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="agent" target="oewn-petter-n-10440394-n"/>
      </Sense>
      <Sense id="oewn-pet-v-01428543-v" synset="oewn-01428543-v" dc:identifier="pet%2:35:00::">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-pet-n-10011405-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-preferent-a">
      <Lemma writtenForm="preferent" partOfSpeech="a"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-preferent-a-01465804-s" synset="oewn-01465804-s" dc:identifier="preferent%5:00:00:loved:00">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-preference-n-06210079-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-preferred-a">
      <Lemma writtenForm="preferred" partOfSpeech="a">
        <Pronunciation variety="US">pɹɪˈfɝd</Pronunciation>
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">pɹɪˈfɜːd</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-preferred-a-01465804-s" synset="oewn-01465804-s" dc:identifier="preferred%5:00:00:loved:00"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <Synset id="oewn-01229164-v" ili="i27756" partOfSpeech="v" members="oewn-pet-v" lexfile="verb.contact">
      <Definition language="en">stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-01228779-v"/>
    </Synset>
    <Synset id="oewn-01321385-n" ili="i42277" partOfSpeech="n" members="oewn-pet-n" lexfile="noun.animal">
      <Definition language="en">a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-00015568-n"/>
    </Synset>
    <Synset id="oewn-01428543-v" ili="i28860" partOfSpeech="v" members="oewn-pet-v" lexfile="verb.contact">
      <Definition language="en">stroke or caress gently</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-01228779-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01229345-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01428723-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01428804-v"/>
      <Example language="en">pet the lamb</Example>
    </Synset>
    <Synset id="oewn-01465804-s" ili="i8005" partOfSpeech="s" members="oewn-favored-a oewn-favorite-a oewn-favourite-a oewn-best-loved-a oewn-pet-a oewn-preferred-a oewn-preferent-a oewn-favoured-s" lexfile="adj.all">
      <Definition language="en">preferred above all others and treated with partiality</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="similar" target="oewn-01464744-a"/>
      <Example language="en">the favored child</Example>
    </Synset>
    <Synset id="oewn-07568642-n" ili="i76454" partOfSpeech="n" members="oewn-pet-n" lexfile="noun.feeling">
      <Definition language="en">a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-07568195-n"/>
    </Synset>
    <Synset id="oewn-10011405-n" ili="i89391" partOfSpeech="n" members="oewn-darling-n oewn-favorite-n oewn-favourite-n oewn-pet-n oewn-dearie-n oewn-deary-n oewn-ducky-n" lexfile="noun.person">
      <Definition language="en">a special loved one</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-09645472-n"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-09940492-n"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-10299237-n"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-10347249-n"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-10714345-n"/>
    </Synset>
  </Lexicon>
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