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"word": "sangría"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ancient medical practice",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "åderlåtning"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "ancient medical practice",
"word": "tabad"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "ancient medical practice",
"word": "pagtatabad"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "ancient medical practice",
"word": "padugo"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "krovopuskánnja",
"sense": "ancient medical practice",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кровопуска́ння"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "blodsudgydelse"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "åreladning"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"word": "verenvuodatus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "effusion de sang"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Blutvergießen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aimatochysía",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "αιματοχυσία"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"word": "vérontás"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krovoprolítije",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кровопроли́тие"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "carnicería"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "blodsutgjutelse"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "krovoprolýttjá",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кровопроли́ття́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "krovopuskánnja",
"sense": "large amount of blood likely to be spilled through violence — see also bloodshed",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кровопуска́ння"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"bloodletting"
],
"word": "bloodletting"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"pos": "verb",
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"word": "blood-letting"
}
],
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"bloodletting"
],
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}
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