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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "idiotízm",
"sense": "state of being an idiot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "идиоти́зм"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "idiótstvo",
"sense": "state of being an idiot",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "идио́тство"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "state of being an idiot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "idiotez"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "state of being an idiot",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "estupidez"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "state of being an idiot",
"word": "kaungasan"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "idiotýzm",
"sense": "state of being an idiot",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ідіоти́зм"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "state of being an idiot",
"word": "diot"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "idiotština",
"sense": "extremely foolish behaviour",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "идиотщина"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "extremely foolish behaviour",
"word": "sotie"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "extremely foolish behaviour",
"word": "sotschipe"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "idiotýzm",
"sense": "extremely foolish behaviour",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ідіоти́зм"
}
],
"word": "idiocy"
}
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