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},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "čuvstvítelnost",
"sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "чувстви́телност"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gevoeligheid"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
"word": "arkuus"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sensibilitate"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čuvstvítelʹnostʹ",
"sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "чувстви́тельность"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ömhet"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mekota",
"sense": "softness of food when chewing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мекота"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "softness of food when chewing",
"word": "ngaoretanga"
}
],
"word": "tenderness"
}
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