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"(intransitive) To thrive or grow well."
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "繁榮"
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "繁荣"
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "trives"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "spriessen"
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "grünen"
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "sich gut entwickeln"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "fiorire"
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "crescere"
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"alt": "はんもする",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "繁茂する"
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"alt": "はんえいする",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "繁栄する"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 7 0 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "vigeō"
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{
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "floreō"
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{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "pāhautea"
},
{
"_dis1": "78 7 0 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "ngaruru"
},
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"code": "enm",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "flouren"
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "florir"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "florescer"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
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{
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "procvetátʹ",
"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "процвета́ть"
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{
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"code": "es",
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"word": "florecer"
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "blomstra"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "frodas"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "procvitáty",
"sense": "to thrive or grow well",
"word": "процвіта́ти"
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"text": "The town flourished with the coming of the railway.",
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{
"text": "The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business.",
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{
"ref": "1795, Robert Nelson, A Companion for the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England",
"text": "Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that by the means of their wickedness.",
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{
"ref": "1792, Anthony à Wood, The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford: In Two Books, volume 1, Oxford: John Gutch, →OCLC, page 661",
"text": "One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof […]",
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"To prosper or fare well."
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"(intransitive) To prosper or fare well."
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "procǎftjavam",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "процъфтявам"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florir"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
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"word": "prosperovat"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "floreren"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "opbloeien"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "gedijen"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "aufblühen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "sich entwickeln"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "gedeihen"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florieren"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "eine Blütezeit erleben"
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"code": "grc",
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"word": "ἀκμάζω"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "dafna"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "blómstra"
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florifar"
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{
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "prosperare"
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"alt": "さかえる",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "sakaeru",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "栄える"
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{
"_dis1": "7 82 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "vigeō"
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{
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "floreō"
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{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "whakapuāwai"
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"code": "enm",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "flouren"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florere"
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "blomstre"
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{
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"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florir"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "far flòri"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1",
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florescer"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "prospera"
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{
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"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "înflori"
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"text": "His writing flourished before the war.",
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"To be in a period of greatest influence."
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"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence."
],
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"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"tags": [
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"word": "mít vliv"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"tags": [
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"word": "dopadat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "floreren"
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"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "flori"
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{
"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "fleurir"
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{
"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
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"word": "aufblühen"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "eine Blütezeit haben"
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"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "einen Höhepunkt erreichen"
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{
"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "kulminieren"
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{
"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "großen Erfolg haben"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 81 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "fiorire"
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "înflori"
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"To develop; to make thrive; to expand."
],
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"(transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand."
],
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"text": "They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.",
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},
{
"text": "The squirrel flourished its fluffy tail about as an alarm signal after its narrow escape from the cat.",
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"To make bold, sweeping movements with."
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"imperfective"
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"imperfective"
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"word": "schwungvoll bewegen"
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{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"word": "sveifla"
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"word": "fiorire"
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"word": "tīwaiwai"
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"word": "vise"
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 2 52 31 4 2 1 1 2",
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"word": "brandir"
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],
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}
]
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"ref": "1716, Elijah Fenton, an ode to John Gower",
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"(transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish."
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"ipa": "/ˈflʊɹ.ɪʃ/",
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"text": "With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.",
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"ref": "2023 September 3, Phil McNulty, “Declan Rice: The game-changing midfielder Arsenal need for title challenge”, in BBC Sport",
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"neuter"
],
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{
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"sense": "dramatic gesture",
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],
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},
{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
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"sense": "dramatic gesture",
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],
"word": "gezwaai"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
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],
"word": "große Geste"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Hieb"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "dramatic gesture",
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],
"word": "gesticolio"
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{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
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"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"word": "見せびらかし"
},
{
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{
"_dis1": "91 1 6 1",
"code": "es",
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"text": "His signature ended with a flourish.",
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}
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"tags": [
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],
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{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "floritura"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "versiering"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ornamentation",
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{
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{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
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{
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{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
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],
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"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
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{
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"code": "de",
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],
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{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ornamentation",
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"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "fiorituro"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
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"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "svolazzo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
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"sense": "ornamentation",
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],
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},
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"sense": "ornamentation",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "ро́счерк"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "zagogúlina",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "загогу́лина"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "zavitúška",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "завиту́шка"
},
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"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
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"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "floritura"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
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"sense": "ornamentation",
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"_dis1": "0 94 3 3",
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"roman": "rózčerk",
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]
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"text": "The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.",
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{
"ref": "1872, Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Percival Frost, The Annals of Tacitus with a Commentary by the Rev. Percival Frost, M.A, London: Whittaker & Co.; George Bell, Life of Tacitus",
"text": "[I]f he is a soldier in command, successes will be amplified, and the results of his campaigns announced with a flourish of trumpets.",
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}
],
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],
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"music"
],
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"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "fanfari",
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],
"word": "фанфари"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fanfára"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
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"tags": [
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],
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{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
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"sense": "ceremonious passage",
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{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
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"sense": "ceremonious passage",
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{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Tusch"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Trompetenstoß"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "фанфа́ра"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
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"_dis1": "5 2 89 5",
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"roman": "sakaeru",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "栄える"
},
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "vigeō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "floreō"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "whakapuāwai"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "flouren"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florere"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "blomstre"
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florir"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "far flòri"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florescer"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "prospera"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "înflori"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "prosperar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to prosper or fare well",
"word": "florecer"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
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],
"word": "mít vliv"
},
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
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"word": "dopadat"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "floreren"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "fleurir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "aufblühen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "eine Blütezeit haben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "einen Höhepunkt erreichen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "kulminieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "großen Erfolg haben"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "fiorire"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to be in a period of greatest influence",
"word": "înflori"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "razmahvam",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "размахвам"
},
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "zwaaien"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "wuiven"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "brandir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "gestikulieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "schwingen"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "schwenken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "schwungvoll bewegen"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "überschwenglich gestikulieren"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "schnörkeln"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "akmázō",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "ἀκμάζω"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "sveifla"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "fiorire"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "whakakakapa"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "tīwaiwai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "whakakapakapa"
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "svinge"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "vise"
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"word": "brandir"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozmáxuvaty",
"sense": "to make bold, sweeping movements",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "розма́хувати"
}
],
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/",
"tags": [
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]
},
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"ipa": "/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/",
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈflɝ.ɪʃ/",
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]
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{
"ipa": "/ˈflʊɹ.ɪʃ/",
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},
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"rhymes": "-ʌɹɪʃ"
},
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"word": "florysh"
},
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"word": "floryshe"
}
],
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razmahvane",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "размахване"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
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],
"word": "zwaai"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "gezwaai"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gesticulation"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "überschwengliche Geste"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "große Geste"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hieb"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sventolio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gesticolio"
},
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "misebirakashi",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"word": "見せびらかし"
},
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"word": "floryshe"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "dramatic gesture",
"word": "ademanes"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zavǎrtulka",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "завъртулка"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "floritura"
},
{
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "koukero"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "koriste"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "fioriture"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schnörkel"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Verzierung"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Schwung"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Ausschmückung"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "fiorituro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "svolazzo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "girigogolo"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "floreio"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rósčerk",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ро́счерк"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zagogúlina",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "загогу́лина"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zavitúška",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "завиту́шка"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "floritura"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "floreo"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rózčerk",
"sense": "ornamentation",
"word": "ро́зчерк"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "fanfari",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "фанфари"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fanfára"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tuš"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"word": "fanfaro"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"word": "morceau de bravoure"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Fanfare"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Tusch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Trompetenstoß"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "fanfára",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "фанфа́ра"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tuš",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "туш"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "fanfára",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"word": "фанфа́ра"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tuš",
"sense": "ceremonious passage",
"word": "туш"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "architecture: decorative embellishment",
"word": "ornament"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "architecture: decorative embellishment",
"word": "koriste"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "architecture: decorative embellishment",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Ornament"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "architecture: decorative embellishment",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Verzierung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "architecture: decorative embellishment",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Dekoration"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "architecture: decorative embellishment",
"word": "ornamento"
}
],
"word": "flourish"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.