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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "banalidade"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Banalität"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"word": "közhely"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"word": "banalità"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "banał"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "banalność"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "banalidade"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "banalitate"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "banálʹnostʹ",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "бана́льность"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "something which is banal",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "banalidad"
}
],
"word": "banality"
}
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