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of others", "word": "αυτοβοήθεια" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "gu", "lang": "Gujarati", "roman": "svashāya", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "word": "સ્વસહાય" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "word": "önsegítés" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "word": "önsegély" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "word": "önsegélyezés" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "féinchabhair" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "féinchúnamh" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "autoaiuto" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "samopomoš", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "самопомош" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "samopomoc" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "word": "auto-ajuda" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", "word": "samopomoć" }, { "_dis1": "96 4", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others", 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