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"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
"word": "hanyatlás"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
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],
"word": "degenerasjon"
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"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
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},
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"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
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"word": "zwyrodnienie"
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"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "degeneração"
},
{
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
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],
"word": "degenerare"
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"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "вырожде́ние"
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"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "дегенера́ция"
},
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "degeneración"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something degenerated",
"word": "rappeuma"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "something degenerated",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dexeneración"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "something degenerated",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "degeneración"
}
],
"word": "degeneration"
}
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]
},
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"uncountable"
]
},
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