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"roman": "pastulát",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
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"roman": "postulát",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "постула́т"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"word": "公設"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gōngshè",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"word": "公设"
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "postulát"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"word": "postulat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "postulat"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "Postulat"
},
{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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{
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"word": "公準"
},
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"alt": "公準",
"code": "ko",
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"roman": "gongjun",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"word": "공준"
},
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "postulat"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "постула́т"
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"code": "sh",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "tl",
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"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"word": "batayang palagay"
},
{
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "postulát",
"sense": "something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "постула́т"
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"code": "be",
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"masculine"
],
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"roman": "postulát",
"sense": "fundamental element; basic principle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"sense": "fundamental element; basic principle",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Postulat"
},
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"sense": "fundamental element; basic principle",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "postulat"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "postulado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"masculine"
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"code": "be",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "logic: an axiom",
"word": "oletus"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "logic: an axiom",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "postulat"
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{
"code": "de",
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