"clearing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɪɹ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈklɪə.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-clearing.wav [US] Forms: clearings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Etymology: From clear + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clear|ing}} clear + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clearing (countable and uncountable, plural clearings)
  1. The act or process of making or becoming clear. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act or process of making or becoming clear): argitzen (Basque), разчистване (razčistvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), проясняване (projasnjavane) (Bulgarian), klarigo (Esperanto), klariĝo (Esperanto), selvittäminen (Finnish), selvitys (Finnish), clarification [feminine] (French), Klärung [feminine] (German), Aufklärung [feminine] (German), schiarimento [masculine] (Italian), clareamento [masculine] (Portuguese), clarificação [masculine] (Portuguese), esclarecimento (Portuguese), очи́стка (očístka) [feminine] (Russian), расчи́стка (rasčístka) [feminine] (Russian), clarificando (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clearing-en-noun-oaV1X7mP Disambiguation of 'act or process of making or becoming clear': 89 0 0 5 1 1 3
  2. An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (area devoid of trees): glade Translations (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees): բացատ (bacʿat) (Armenian), аҡлан (aqlan) (Bashkir), argiune (Basque), прага́ліна (prahálina) [feminine] (Belarusian), прага́л (prahál) [masculine] (Belarusian), паля́на (paljána) [feminine] (Belarusian), сечище (sečište) [neuter] (Bulgarian), просека (proseka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), clariana [feminine] (Catalan), mýtina [feminine] (Czech), paseka [feminine] (Czech), lysning [common-gender] (Danish), loo [neuter] (Dutch), tra [feminine] (Dutch), laar [neuter] (Dutch), maldensejo (Esperanto), senarbejo (Esperanto), lagendik (Estonian), raiesmik (Estonian), aukea (Finnish), metsäaukea (Finnish), aukio (Finnish), clairière [feminine] (French), Lichtung [feminine] (German), Rodung [feminine] (German), Waldlichtung [feminine] (German), Kahlschlagsfläche [feminine] (German), ξέφωτο (xéfoto) [neuter] (Greek), tisztás (Hungarian), irtás (Hungarian), irtvány (Hungarian), rjóður (Icelandic), réiteach [masculine] (Irish), radura (Italian), izcirtums (Latvian), lagdõ (Livonian), mõtsālagdõ (Livonian), чистина (čistina) (Macedonian), waerenga (Maori), clièrgeon [masculine] (Norman), lēah [masculine] (Old English), þveit (Old Norse), poręba [feminine] (Polish), karczowisko [neuter] (Polish), karczunek [masculine] (Polish), clareira [feminine] (Portuguese), cleragl [masculine] (Romansch), поля́на (poljána) [feminine] (Russian), glac [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), blàran coille [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), žiabre [plural] (Slovak), čistina [feminine] (Slovene), jasa [feminine] (Slovene), m̃alm̃al (South Efate), desmonte [masculine] (Spanish), claro [masculine] (Spanish), glänta [common-gender] (Swedish), palanas (Tagalog), tahaw (Tagalog), поля́на (poljána) [feminine] (Ukrainian), галя́ва (haljáva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), галя́вина (haljávyna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), llannerch [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-clearing-en-noun-en:treelessness Disambiguation of 'area devoid of trees': 2 67 5 2 7 5 11 Disambiguation of 'area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees': 0 94 1 0 1 1 2
  3. An open space in the fog etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (open space in the fog etc): 空地 (kòngdì) (Chinese Mandarin), maldensejo (Esperanto), aukko (Finnish), Nebellichtung [feminine] (German), spiazzo [masculine] (Italian), поля́на (poljána) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-clearing-en-noun-u8OCjNa2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 23 9 9 13 17 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 5 8 13 7 10 24 12 22 Disambiguation of 'open space in the fog etc': 0 1 84 2 2 6 5
  4. (banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Banking, Finance Translations (process of completing and settling transactions centrally): клиринг (kliring) [masculine] (Bulgarian), selvitys (Finnish), clearing (Finnish), Clearing [neuter] (German), Geldausgleich [masculine] (German), Verrechnung [feminine] (German), Zahlungsausgleich unter Banken [masculine] (German), Abrechnungsverkehr [masculine] (German), kliring (Indonesian), compensazione [feminine] (Italian), clearing [masculine] (Polish), kliring [masculine] (Polish), кли́ринг (klíring) [masculine] (Russian), compensación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clearing-en-noun-fM0t2Iz0 Topics: banking, business, finance Disambiguation of 'process of completing and settling transactions centrally': 19 3 14 38 8 7 11
  5. (telecommunications) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Telecommunications Translations (sequence of events used to disconnect a call): erottaminen (Finnish), Freischaltung [feminine] (German), resettaggio [masculine] (Italian), ripristino [masculine] (Italian), azzeramento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-clearing-en-noun-8f3y2pFq Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications Disambiguation of 'sequence of events used to disconnect a call': 1 1 1 1 92 2 2
  6. (British, education) The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students. Tags: British, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-clearing-en-noun-iE9EtOey Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 23 9 9 13 17 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 5 8 13 7 10 24 12 22 Topics: education
  7. (soccer) The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Synonyms: clearance
    Sense id: en-clearing-en-noun-dd4j2fr9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 23 9 9 13 17 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 5 8 13 7 10 24 12 22 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: burn-clearing, clearing bank, clearing house, market clearing, mine-clearing

Verb

IPA: /ˈklɪɹ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈklɪə.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-clearing.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Etymology: From clear + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clear|ing}} clear + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clearing
  1. present participle and gerund of clear Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: clear
    Sense id: en-clearing-en-verb-ntLy~6cR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 23 9 9 13 17 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 5 8 13 7 10 24 12 22

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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "loo"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "tra"
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        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "laar"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "word": "maldensejo"
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        {
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "word": "senarbejo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "word": "lagendik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "word": "raiesmik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "word": "aukea"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "word": "metsäaukea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "word": "aukio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clairière"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Lichtung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Rodung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 94 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Waldlichtung"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "German",
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      "word": "clearing bank"
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      "sense": "area devoid of trees",
      "word": "glade"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "word": "argitzen"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разчистване"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "projasnjavane",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "word": "проясняване"
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      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "word": "klarigo"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "word": "klariĝo"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "word": "selvittäminen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "word": "selvitys"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Klärung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Aufklärung"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "schiarimento"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clareamento"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clarificação"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "word": "esclarecimento"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "очи́стка"
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      "sense": "act or process of making or becoming clear",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "clarificando"
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      "word": "բացատ"
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "аҡлан"
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "argiune"
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "паля́на"
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
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      "word": "сечище"
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      "roman": "proseka",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "просека"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "clariana"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
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      "word": "mýtina"
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
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      "word": "loo"
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tra"
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "maldensejo"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "senarbejo"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "lagendik"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "raiesmik"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "aukea"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "metsäaukea"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "aukio"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clairière"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lichtung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Rodung"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Waldlichtung"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kahlschlagsfläche"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xéfoto",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ξέφωτο"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "tisztás"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "irtás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "irtvány"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "rjóður"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "réiteach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "radura"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "izcirtums"
    },
    {
      "code": "liv",
      "lang": "Livonian",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "lagdõ"
    },
    {
      "code": "liv",
      "lang": "Livonian",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "mõtsālagdõ"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čistina",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "чистина"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "waerenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clièrgeon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lēah"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "þveit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poręba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "karczowisko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "karczunek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clareira"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cleragl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poljána",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "поля́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "glac"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blàran coille"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "žiabre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "čistina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "erk",
      "lang": "South Efate",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "m̃alm̃al"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desmonte"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "claro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "glänta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "palanas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "word": "tahaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poljána",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "поля́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "haljáva",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "галя́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "haljávyna",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "галя́вина"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llannerch"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kòngdì",
      "sense": "open space in the fog etc",
      "word": "空地"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "open space in the fog etc",
      "word": "maldensejo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "open space in the fog etc",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "open space in the fog etc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebellichtung"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "open space in the fog etc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spiazzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poljána",
      "sense": "open space in the fog etc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "поля́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kliring",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "клиринг"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "word": "selvitys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "word": "clearing"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Clearing"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geldausgleich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verrechnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zahlungsausgleich unter Banken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Abrechnungsverkehr"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "word": "kliring"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compensazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clearing"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kliring"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "klíring",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кли́ринг"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "process of completing and settling transactions centrally",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "compensación"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sequence of events used to disconnect a call",
      "word": "erottaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sequence of events used to disconnect a call",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Freischaltung"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sequence of events used to disconnect a call",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "resettaggio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sequence of events used to disconnect a call",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ripristino"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sequence of events used to disconnect a call",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azzeramento"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "clearing"
  ],
  "word": "clearing"
}

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