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{
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"word": "জৰাতুৰ"
},
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "грохнал"
},
{
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"roman": "veht",
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"word": "вехт"
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"english": "old and shabby; worn-out",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "破舊"
},
{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
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"word": "老弱的"
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "versleten"
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{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "afgedragen"
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{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "kulunut"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "raihnainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "décrépit"
},
{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "décati"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "heruntergekommen"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "gammelig"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "gebrechlich"
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{
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{
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{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "hrumur"
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{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "decrepito"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "barbogio"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "rincoglionito"
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{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "やつれた"
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "ទុំ"
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "dēcrepitus"
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{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "utslitt"
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{
"code": "fa",
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"roman": "fartut",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "فرتوت"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "decrépito"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "decrepit"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "ramolit"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "drjáxlyj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "дря́хлый"
},
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"code": "ru",
"english": "infirm",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "némoščnyj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "не́мощный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"english": "dilapidated",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vétxij",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "ве́тхий"
},
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"code": "sa",
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"roman": "jarjara",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "जर्जर"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "decrépito"
},
{
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"word": "ruinoso"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "utsliten"
},
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "staryj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "старий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "znošenyj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зношений"
},
{
"code": "uk",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"tags": [
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"word": "ветхий"
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
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},
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{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "uitgeput"
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{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "هَرِم"
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "আলৰ"
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{
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"roman": "athor",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "আথৰ"
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"roman": "zoratur",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "জৰাতুৰ"
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "грохнал"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "veht",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "вехт"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "old and shabby; worn-out",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "破舊"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pòjiù",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "破旧"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "old and weak; senile",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuāilǎo",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "衰老"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lǎoruò de",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "老弱的"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "versleten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "afgedragen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "kulunut"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "raihnainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "décrépit"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "décati"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "heruntergekommen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "gammelig"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "gebrechlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "abgenutzt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "altersschwach"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "verbraucht"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "bathúgērōs",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "βαθύγηρως"
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{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "farlama"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "örvasa"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "hrumur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "decrepito"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "barbogio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "rincoglionito"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yatsureta",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "やつれた"
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "tum",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "ទុំ"
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"word": "dēcrepitus"
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{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "utslitt"
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{
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "فرتوت"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "decrépito"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "decrepit"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "ramolit"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "drjáxlyj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "дря́хлый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "infirm",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "némoščnyj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "не́мощный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "dilapidated",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vétxij",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "ве́тхий"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "jarjara",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "जर्जर"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "decrépito"
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{
"code": "es",
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "es",
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"tags": [
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"word": "venido a menos"
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{
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},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"word": "utsliten"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "staryj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "старий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "znošenyj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зношений"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vetxyj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ветхий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "drjaxlyj",
"sense": "weakened or worn out",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дряхлий"
}
],
"word": "decrepit"
}
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