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"word": "ܚܪܫܘܬܐ"
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"(dated) Muteness, silence; abstention from speech."
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"(dated) Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show."
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"The quality of being stupid or foolish."
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"(informal) The quality of being stupid or foolish."
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"sense": "the state of being mute",
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"word": "ܚܪܫܘܬܐ"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "the state of being mute",
"word": "tyhmyys"
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"sense": "the state of being mute",
"word": "სიმუნჯე"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the state of being mute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Stummheit"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "the state of being mute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "the state of being mute",
"tags": [
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"word": "bailbhe"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "the state of being mute",
"tags": [
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"word": "balbhántaíocht"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "the state of being mute",
"tags": [
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"word": "mutezza"
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"sense": "the state of being mute",
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "tupostʹ",
"sense": "the quality of being stupid",
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