See superfluity on Wiktionary
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"masculine"
],
"word": "superfluo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something superfluous",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "superfluità"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "something superfluous",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "superfluidade"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "something superfluous",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "supérfluo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "something superfluous",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "superfluitate"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "something superfluous",
"word": "överflöd"
}
],
"word": "superfluity"
}
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