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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "dividing tasks into smaller pieces",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Untergliederung"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "dividing tasks into smaller pieces",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compartimentalizzazione"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "dividing tasks into smaller pieces",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compartimentación"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "dividing tasks into smaller pieces",
"tags": [
"Chile",
"masculine"
],
"word": "compartimentaje"
}
],
"word": "compartmentalization"
}
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