"clownery" meaning in English

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        "The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery."
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "xeġkatakutʻyun",
          "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
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          "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
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          "word": "pallassada"
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          "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "błazeństwo"
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          "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "palhaçaria"
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          "roman": "klounáda",
          "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "клоуна́да"
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          "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "payasada"
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          "roman": "kōmāḷittaṉam",
          "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xeġkatakutʻyun",
      "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
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      "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
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      "word": "pallassada"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "word": "błazeństwo"
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      "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
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      "word": "palhaçaria"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "клоуна́да"
    },
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      "word": "payasada"
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      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kōmāḷittaṉam",
      "sense": "the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery",
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