See loquacity on Wiktionary
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],
"word": "valodīgums"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"word": "snakkesalighet"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gadatliwość"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "wielomówność"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "loquacidade"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "govorlívostʹ",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "говорли́вость"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "slovooxótlivostʹ",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "словоохо́тливость"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "boltlívostʹ",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "болтли́вость"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "razgovórčivostʹ",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "разгово́рчивость"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "locuacidad"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"lang_code": "vo",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"word": "spikotäl"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"lang_code": "vo",
"sense": "talkativeness — see also talkativeness",
"word": "spikodiäl"
}
],
"word": "loquacity"
}
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