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"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"word": "acqua di invaso"
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"ref": "1978, National Opera Association –, The Opera Journal, page 29",
"text": "It's a volume for those who delight in exploring the backwaters of nineteenth-century opera.",
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"ref": "1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy",
"text": "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.",
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"ref": "2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, Taiwan, 9th edition, Lonely Planet, →OCLC, page 224",
"text": "In the 19th century silt deposits began to block the harbour, and the city began to decline. To make matters worse, conservative elements in Lukang refused in the early 20th century to allow trains and modern highways to be built near their city. Lukang became a backwater, only to be reborn decades later when modern Taiwanese began to search for a living connection with the past.",
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "窮鄉僻壤"
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"roman": "qióngxiāngpìrǎng",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "穷乡僻壤"
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "takapajula"
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
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"word": "patelin"
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "porfészek"
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"alt": "へきち",
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"word": "辺境"
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "negeri antah-berantah"
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
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"word": "bakevje"
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
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"word": "prowincja"
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"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "cafundó"
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"roman": "zastój",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
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"word": "засто́й"
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"roman": "zaxolústʹje",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "захолу́стье"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "glušʹ",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
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"word": "глушь"
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"roman": "glubínka",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "глуби́нка"
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"code": "sh",
"english": "mrtvo more",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "мртво море"
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"word": "pueblucho"
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"word": "avkrok"
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"note": "from somewhere",
"roman": "zvidkiljasʹ",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "звідкілясь"
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"_dis1": "1 94 2 3",
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"english": "who knows where",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xtozna-zvidky",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "хтозна-звідки"
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"_dis1": "1 94 2 3",
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"roman": "čortzna-de",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "чортзна-де"
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"A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water"
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"ref": "1908, An Old Machineman, “Re Back-water Query.”, in The World's Paper Trade Review, page 14",
"text": "The back-water (overflow) can be used for \"thinning down\" the chests when emptying. If \"Wastive\" does this, his mind will be at ease regarding waste of pulp, and his machine-men will be happy and do their work much better than by trying to use all the back-water on the paper machine.",
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"word": "грести́ навстре́чу"
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"glosses": [
"The water held back by a dam or other obstruction"
],
"links": [
[
"water",
"water"
],
[
"dam",
"dam"
],
[
"obstruction",
"obstruction"
]
]
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"categories": [
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"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1978, National Opera Association –, The Opera Journal, page 29",
"text": "It's a volume for those who delight in exploring the backwaters of nineteenth-century opera.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy",
"text": "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, Taiwan, 9th edition, Lonely Planet, →OCLC, page 224",
"text": "In the 19th century silt deposits began to block the harbour, and the city began to decline. To make matters worse, conservative elements in Lukang refused in the early 20th century to allow trains and modern highways to be built near their city. Lukang became a backwater, only to be reborn decades later when modern Taiwanese began to search for a living connection with the past.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc."
],
"links": [
[
"remote",
"remote"
],
[
"event",
"event"
],
[
"progress",
"progress"
],
[
"idea",
"idea"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water"
],
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[
"rowing",
"rowing"
],
[
"stroke",
"stroke"
],
[
"oar",
"oar"
],
[
"stop",
"stop"
],
[
"boat",
"boat"
],
[
"back water",
"back water"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"Requests for date"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1908, An Old Machineman, “Re Back-water Query.”, in The World's Paper Trade Review, page 14",
"text": "The back-water (overflow) can be used for \"thinning down\" the chests when emptying. If \"Wastive\" does this, his mind will be at ease regarding waste of pulp, and his machine-men will be happy and do their work much better than by trying to use all the back-water on the paper machine.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres."
],
"links": [
[
"papermaking",
"papermaking"
],
[
"fresh water",
"fresh water"
],
[
"chemicals",
"chemicals"
],
[
"fibres",
"fibres"
]
],
"qualifier": "paper industry",
"raw_glosses": [
"(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "overflow"
}
]
}
],
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"audio": "en-au-backwater.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/En-au-backwater.ogg/En-au-backwater.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/En-au-backwater.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "small, backwards place",
"word": "jerkwater town"
},
{
"sense": "small, backwards place",
"word": "one-horse town"
},
{
"sense": "small, backwards place",
"word": "Podunk"
},
{
"word": "remote place"
},
{
"word": "back water"
},
{
"word": "back-water"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"word": "lodu"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "relanzo"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "palírrhoia",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "παλίρροια"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"word": "visszaduzzasztás"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"word": "acqua di invaso"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "hinnīru",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"word": "ಹಿನ್ನೀರು"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pótpor",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "по́тпор"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"word": "auhoki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"word": "muriwai"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "rozlewisko"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podpór",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "подпо́р"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "závodʹ",
"sense": "the water held back by a dam or other obstruction",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "за́водь"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xul teġ",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "խուլ տեղ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cayragavaṙ",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "ծայրագավառ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "窮鄉僻壤"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qióngxiāngpìrǎng",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "穷乡僻壤"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "takapajula"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patelin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trou perdu"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kaff"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Dorf"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "porfészek"
},
{
"alt": "へきち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hekichi",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "僻地"
},
{
"alt": "おくち",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "okuchi",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "奥地"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "henkyou",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "辺境"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pustélija",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пусте́лија"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zástoj",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "за́стој"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"english": "classical",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "negeri antah-berantah"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "bakevje"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prowincja"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zaścianek"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cafundó"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zastój",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "засто́й"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaxolústʹje",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "захолу́стье"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "glušʹ",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "глушь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "glubínka",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "глуби́нка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "mrtvo more",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "мртво море"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pueblucho"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "avkrok"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "from somewhere",
"roman": "zvidkiljasʹ",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "звідкілясь"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"english": "who knows where",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xtozna-zvidky",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "хтозна-звідки"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"english": "wherever the hell is that",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čortzna-de",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "чортзна-де"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "olon"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.",
"word": "olong"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "grebok",
"sense": "a rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat",
"word": "гребок m навстре́чу"
}
],
"word": "backwater"
}
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"English compound terms",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"en:Places",
"en:Rowing",
"en:Water"
],
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"2": "back",
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},
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"name": "compound"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "backwaters",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "backwatering",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "backwatered",
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"past"
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"tags": [
"past"
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}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"To row or paddle a backwater stroke."
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English idioms"
],
"glosses": [
"To vacillate on a long-held position."
],
"links": [
[
"vacillate",
"vacillate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
}
],
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"audio": "en-au-backwater.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/En-au-backwater.ogg/En-au-backwater.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/En-au-backwater.ogg",
"tags": [
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],
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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "back water"
},
{
"word": "back-water"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To row or paddle a backwater stroke",
"word": "cear"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "To row or paddle a backwater stroke",
"word": "cúlaigh"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "grestí",
"sense": "To row or paddle a backwater stroke",
"word": "грести́ навстре́чу"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To row or paddle a backwater stroke",
"word": "ciar"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to vacillate on a long-held position",
"word": "lâcher prise"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to vacillate on a long-held position",
"word": "abandonner"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to vacillate on a long-held position",
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}
],
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}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": grebók navstréču vs. navstréču",
"path": [
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"title": "backwater",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
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}
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