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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "遲延"
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"word": "耽誤"
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"word": "耽误"
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "uitstellen"
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"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "lykätä"
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{
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "siirtää tuonnemmaksi"
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"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"word": "siirtää myöhemmäksi"
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"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "aufschieben"
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "de",
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "de",
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"word": "sich verspäten"
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "לעכב"
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "elhalaszt"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "elnapol"
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "elodáz"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "felfüggeszt"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "halaszt"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "is",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "seinka"
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "tardigar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "differire"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "rimandare"
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"alt": "ちえんさせる, chien saseru",
"code": "ja",
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"word": "遅延させる"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "遅らせる"
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"word": "دوای ئەخات"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "cunctor"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "demoror"
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{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "moror"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "tangguhkan"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "whakaakutō"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "takaware"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 14 1",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "whakatōmuri"
},
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"ref": "2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 42:",
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[
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"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "تَأْخِير"
},
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"masculine"
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"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "hy",
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"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "ուշացում"
},
{
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"roman": "polom",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "পলম"
},
{
"code": "as",
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"roman": "deri",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "দেৰি"
},
{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "ləngimə"
},
{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
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},
{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "gecikmə"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "təxir"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zatrýmka",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "затры́мка"
},
{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "prypýnak",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "pramarúdžannje",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "прамару́джанне"
},
{
"code": "be",
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"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "спазне́нне"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otlágane",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "отла́гане"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zabávjane",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "заба́вяне"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zakǎsnénie",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "закъсне́ние"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "demora"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "endarreriment"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "遲延"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chíyán",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "迟延"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "延遲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yánchí",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "延迟"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "zpoždění"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "prokrasto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "viivästys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "viive"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "viipymä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "viivästymä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "procrastination",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "jahkailu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "procrastination",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "viivyttely"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "procrastination",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "vitkastelu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "procrastination",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "aikailu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "procrastination",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "kuhnailu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "lykkäys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "procrastination",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "vitkuttelu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "délai"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "retard"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "demora"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mora"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "retraso"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Verzögerung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Verspätung"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "tribḗ",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "τριβή"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "איחור"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ikhúr",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "אִחוּר"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "der",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "देर"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "vilamb",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "विलंब"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "késedelem"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "késés"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "töf"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "keterlambatan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faillí"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ritardo"
},
{
"alt": "おくれ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "okure",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "遅れ"
},
{
"alt": "ちえん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chien",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "遅延"
},
{
"alt": "遲延",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jiyeon",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "지연"
},
{
"alt": "遲滯",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jiche",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "지체"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "dwaxistin",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "دواخستن"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "paşxistin",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "پاشخستن"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mora"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "odložuvanje",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "одложување"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dewmien"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "akutōtanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "roa"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forsinkelse"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "derang",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "دِرَنگ"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "dirkard",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "دیرکَرد"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "opóźnienie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "atraso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "demora"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mora"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "espera"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "delay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "întârziere"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zadéržka",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "заде́ржка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "promedlénije",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "промедле́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "opozdánije",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "опозда́ние"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dàil"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sklz"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "zdržanie"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "meškanie"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zamuda"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "odlašanje"
},
{
"code": "so",
"lang": "Somali",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "daahi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "retraso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "demora"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "försening"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fördröjning"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "uppskov"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ālasyamu",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "ఆలస్యము"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "ดีเลย์"
},
{
"code": "ti",
"lang": "Tigrinya",
"roman": "dängʷäyä",
"sense": "period of time before an event occurs",
"word": "ደንጐየ"
},
{
"code": "ti",
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"word": "delayed critical"
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{
"word": "delayed criticality"
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{
"word": "delayed ejaculation"
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{
"word": "delayed miscarriage"
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{
"word": "delayed neutron"
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{
"word": "delayed onset muscle soreness"
},
{
"word": "delayed-onset muscle soreness"
},
{
"word": "delayed puberty"
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{
"word": "delayed sleep phase disorder"
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{
"word": "delaying tactic"
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{
"word": "delay no more"
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{
"word": "justice delayed is justice denied"
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "колебая се"
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"code": "bg",
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"code": "bg",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "遲延"
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "耽誤"
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "da",
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"code": "da",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "de",
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"word": "aufschieben"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"code": "de",
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"code": "de",
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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{
"code": "de",
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"code": "he",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "to put off until a later time",
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "tardigar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "differire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "rimandare"
},
{
"alt": "ちえんさせる, chien saseru",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "遅延させる"
},
{
"alt": "おくらせる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "okuraseru",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "遅らせる"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "dway exat",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "دوای ئەخات"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "cunctor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "demoror"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "moror"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "tangguhkan"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "whakaakutō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "takaware"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "whakatōmuri"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "r'tèrgi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "utsette"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "utsetja"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "ieldan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "gælan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "lettan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "elcian"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "źanḍ",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ځنډ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "opóźniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "opóźnić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "atrasar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "adiar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "protelar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "postergar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "retardar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "apatatay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "întârzia"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "amâna"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otkládyvatʹ",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "откла́дывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otložítʹ",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отложи́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zadérživatʹ",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заде́рживать"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaderžátʹ",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задержа́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "колебати се"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "одга́ђати"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
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"word": "одго̀дити"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "kolebati se"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odgáđati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "odgòditi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "atrasar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "demorar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "retrasar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "skjuta upp"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "senarelägga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "fördröja"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "รอรี"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "รีรอ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lang-lee",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "ลังเล"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chák-cháa",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "ชักช้า"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "ertelemek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidkladáty",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "відклада́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidklásty",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "відкла́сти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "hoãn"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "trì hoãn"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "opleygn",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "אָפּלייגן"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "terkneyen"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to put off until a later time",
"word": "terkneyen"
}
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"delay"
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"word": "delay"
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"ref": "1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:",
"text": "Those dreadfull flames she also found delayd / And quenched quite like a consumed torch […].",
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"(obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay."
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}
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