"debate" meaning in English

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "balloon debate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "debate bro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "make-debate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "self-debate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "debaten"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English debaten",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "debatre",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "und",
        "2": "",
        "3": "desbattere"
      },
      "expansion": "desbattere",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "dis-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "apart, in different directions"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "battuere",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to beat, to fence"
      },
      "expansion": "battuere (“to beat, to fence”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English debaten, from Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), from Romanic desbattere, from Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) + battuere (“to beat, to fence”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "debates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "debate (countable and uncountable, plural debates)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Politics",
          "orig": "en:Politics",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 11 17 14 3 14 2 7 16",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Talking",
          "orig": "en:Talking",
          "parents": [
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision."
      ],
      "id": "en-debate-en-noun-DGkW38k4",
      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "discussion",
          "discussion"
        ],
        [
          "vote",
          "vote"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "munāẓara",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مُنَاظَرَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "munāqaša",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مُنَاقَشَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "munāẓara",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مُنَاظَرَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "arc",
          "lang": "Aramaic",
          "roman": "pwlmws",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "פולמוס"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "banaveč",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "բանավեճ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "müzakirə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "mübahisə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "debáty",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "дэба́ты"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "abmjerkavánnje",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "абмеркава́нне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "dyskúsija",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дыску́сія"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "tork",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "তর্ক"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bitork",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "বিতর্ক"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bahaś",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "বাহাস"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "mōnajera",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "মোনাজেরা"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "debáti",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "деба́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obsǎ́ždane",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "обсъ́ждане"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "辯論"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biànlùn",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "辩论"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "討論"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tǎolùn",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "讨论"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "debata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "väitlus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "vaidlus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debatt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "orðaskifti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kjak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "väittely"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debatti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "débat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "debaṭi",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "დებატი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "debaṭebi",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "დებატები"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳamati",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "კამათი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗaekroba",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "პაექრობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Debatte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "syzítisi",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συζήτηση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "suzḗtēsis",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συζήτησις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vād-vivād",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "वाद-विवाद"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "vita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dibattito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "alt": "ぎろん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "giron",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "議論"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "alt": "とうろん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tōron",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "討論"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dibēto",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "ディベート"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "pıkırtalas",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "пікірталас"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jaryssöz",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "жарыссөз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "pıkırsaiys",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "пікірсайыс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "uinon",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "의논"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "toron",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "토론"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kayımaytış",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "кайымайтыш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "taymaş",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "таймаш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "altercatio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "debates"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "debatai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "debata",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дебата"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "taupatupatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "vivād",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "विवाद"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "metgelceen",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "мэтгэлцээн"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "medkelčegen",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠮᠡᠳᠬᠡᠯᠴᠡᠭᠡᠨ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "d'bat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debatt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "monâzere",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مناظره"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mobâhese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مباحثه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "debata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "discuție"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "debata"
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          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "59 13 13 14 1",
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          "roman": "carcalu",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "చర్చలు"
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          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "การโต้วาที"
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          "roman": "obmirkuvánnja",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مۇنازىرە"
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          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
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        {
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          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مۇھاكىمە"
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "_dis1": "9 72 15 5 1",
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "roman": "bahs",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "بحث"
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          "word": "debate"
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        {
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "диску́ссия"
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "word": "обсужде́ние"
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "_dis1": "9 72 15 5 1",
          "code": "te",
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          "roman": "vimarśiñcu",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
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          "text": "Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
          "code": "af",
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          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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          "roman": "tork",
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          "roman": "bitork",
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          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biànlùn",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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          "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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          "roman": "söz jarystyru",
          "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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          "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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          "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 17 69 5 1",
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            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
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          "code": "gd",
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          ],
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
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          "word": "చర్చించుకొను"
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        {
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        {
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        "(frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin."
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        },
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        {
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          "sense": "type of literary composition",
          "word": "వ్యాసరచన పోటీ"
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        }
      ]
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        "Strife, discord."
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        "(obsolete) Strife, discord."
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/də-/",
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          "text": "\"Debate me, coward!\" snarled the completely normal intellectual.",
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          "word": "debatoj"
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          "roman": "banavičel",
          "sense": "participate in a debate",
          "word": "բանավիճել"
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        {
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          "word": "дебатирам"
        },
        {
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          "word": "辯論"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "word": "辩论"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "participate in a debate",
          "word": "debatovat"
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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        {
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          "word": "väitellä"
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        {
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          "word": "débattre"
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "word": "βουλεύομαι"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hi",
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          "sense": "participate in a debate",
          "word": "बहस करना"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
          "code": "hi",
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          "word": "वाद-विवाद करना"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "sense": "participate in a debate",
          "word": "चर्चा करना"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "word": "vitázik"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "sense": "participate in a debate",
          "word": "vitatkozik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "sense": "participate in a debate",
          "word": "megvitat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "sense": "participate in a debate",
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "word": "discutere"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
          "code": "km",
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          "roman": "tvəə vi’pra’te’kaa",
          "sense": "participate in a debate",
          "word": "ធ្វើវិប្រតិការ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "roman": "sɑŋkreah",
          "sense": "participate in a debate",
          "word": "សង្គ្រះ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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          "roman": "toronhada",
          "sense": "participate in a debate",
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 4 3",
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    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "debaṭi",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "დებატი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "debaṭebi",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "დებატები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳamati",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "კამათი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗaekroba",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "პაექრობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Debatte"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "syzítisi",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συζήτηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "suzḗtēsis",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συζήτησις"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vād-vivād",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वाद-विवाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "vita"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dibattito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎろん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "giron",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "議論"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうろん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōron",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "討論"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dibēto",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "ディベート"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "pıkırtalas",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "пікірталас"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jaryssöz",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "жарыссөз"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "pıkırsaiys",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "пікірсайыс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "uinon",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "의논"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "toron",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "토론"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kayımaytış",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "кайымайтыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "taymaş",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "таймаш"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "altercatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "debates"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "debatai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "debata",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дебата"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "taupatupatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vivād",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "विवाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "metgelceen",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мэтгэлцээн"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "medkelčegen",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠮᠡᠳᠬᠡᠯᠴᠡᠭᠡᠨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "d'bat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "monâzere",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مناظره"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mobâhese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مباحثه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discuție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dezbatere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "debáty",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "деба́ты"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diskússija",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́ссия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spor",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "спор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prénija",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "пре́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obsuždénije",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обсужде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "connsachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "деба̀та"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debàta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "mdahalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "debatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "munozira",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "мунозира"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mubohisa",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "мубоҳиса"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bahs",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "баҳс"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "carcalu",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "చర్చలు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "การโต้วาที"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "müzakere"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "jedel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "çekisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "debáty",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "деба́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dyskúsija",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́сія"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obmirkuvánnja",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обміркува́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "munazire",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مۇنازىرە"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "muzakire",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مۇزاكىرە"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "muhakime",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مۇھاكىمە"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "munozara"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "muzokara"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "muhokama"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "tranh luận"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "bình luận"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "thảo luận"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dadl"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "več",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "վեճ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abmjerkavánnje",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "абмеркава́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dyskúsija",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дыску́сія"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "tork",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "তর্ক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bitork",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "বিতর্ক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raziskvane",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разискване"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diskúsija",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́сия"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "辯論"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànlùn",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "辩论"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discussie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bespreking"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "väittely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "débat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Diskussion"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "syzítisi",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συζήτηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "suzḗtēsis",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συζήτησις"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bibād",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "बिबाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bahas",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "बहस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "vita"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dibattito"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disputātiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "debates"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pārrunas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "taupatupatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "d'bat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bahs",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "بحث"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dezbatere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discuție"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diskússija",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́ссия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обсужде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "connsachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "mdahalo"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "diskussion"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "meningsutbyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vimarśiñcu",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "విమర్శించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vādiñcu",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "వాదించు"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "การโต้วาที"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "tartışma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dyskúsija",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́сія"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "superéčka",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "супере́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kʿnnarkum",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "քննարկում"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dyskúsija",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дыску́сія"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "tork",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "তর্ক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bitork",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "বিতর্ক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diskúsija",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́сия"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "辯論"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànlùn",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "辩论"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "meningsverschil"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "discussie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "väittely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discussion"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Streitgespräch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vād-vivād",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वाद-विवाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "vita"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discussione"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "söz jarystyru",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "сөз жарыстыру"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "diskusija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bahs",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "بحث"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discussão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discuție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "polemică"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "controversă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diskússija",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́ссия"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "connsachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "mdahalo"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "debatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "carciñcukonu",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "చర్చించుకొను"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vādiñcukonu",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "వాదించుకొను"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "tartışma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "dyskúsija",
      "sense": "discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́сія"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "type of literary composition",
      "word": "debatti"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vād-vivād",
      "sense": "type of literary composition",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "monâzere",
      "sense": "type of literary composition",
      "word": "مناظره"
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    {
      "code": "sw",
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    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vyāsaracana pōṭī",
      "sense": "type of literary composition",
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    {
      "code": "te",
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      "roman": "vyāsaṁ racana pōṭī",
      "sense": "type of literary composition",
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          "text": "\"Debate me, coward!\" snarled the completely normal intellectual.",
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          "ref": "2024 March 20, Conrad Landin, “\"Farcical\" Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act isn't working”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 25",
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatoj"
    },
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
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      "word": "diskutoj"
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "բանավիճել"
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      "roman": "debatiram",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "дебатирам"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diskutiram",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "дискутирам"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatre"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "辯論"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "辩论"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatovat"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "uitpraten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "bespreken"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "väitellä"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "débattre"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debattieren"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "αντιπαραθέτω"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
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      "alt": "+ περί",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "βουλεύομαι"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bahas karnā",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "बहस करना"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vād-vivād karnā",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "वाद-विवाद करना"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "carcā karnā",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "चर्चा करना"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "vitázik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "vitatkozik"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "megvitat"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatar"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "dibattere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "discutere"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tvəə vi’pra’te’kaa",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "ធ្វើវិប្រតិការ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sɑŋkreah",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "សង្គ្រះ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "toronhada",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "토론하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "disputō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatēt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "taupatupatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "بحث کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debater"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diskutírovatʹ",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "дискути́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sporítʹ",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "спори́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obsuždátʹ",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "обсужда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "connsaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "mdahalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debattera"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "carcalalō pālgonu",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "చర్చలలో పాల్గొను"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "pratyēka carca",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "ప్రత్యేక చర్చ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "โต้วาที"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "müzakere"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "tartışma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sperečátysja",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "спереча́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "tranh luận"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "dadlau"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To consider to oneself",
      "word": "decidere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To consider to oneself",
      "word": "riflettere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To consider to oneself",
      "word": "whakaangaanga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "debate"
}