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},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "The act of avoiding or shunning",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "undvikande"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otmenjane",
"sense": "The act of annulling",
"word": "отменяне"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "anulirane",
"sense": "The act of annulling",
"word": "анулиране"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akýrosi",
"sense": "The act of annulling",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ακύρωση"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "The act of annulling",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "annullamento"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "torikeshi",
"sense": "The act of annulling",
"word": "取り消し"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tekkai",
"sense": "The act of annulling",
"word": "撤回"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "The act of annulling",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anulación"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ottegljane",
"sense": "A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.",
"word": "оттегляне"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kasirane",
"sense": "A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.",
"word": "касиране"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apomákrynsi",
"sense": "A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "απομάκρυνση"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rimozione"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "evasión"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "abstinencia"
}
],
"word": "avoidance"
}
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