"demeanor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈminɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-demeanor.wav Forms: demeanors [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English demenure, from the verb Middle English demenen, demeinen (“to handle, manage”), from Old French demener (“to guide, conduct”), from de- + mener (“to conduct, lead”), from Latin *mināre (“to drive”) and minor (“to project or jut forth”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|demenure}} Middle English demenure, {{der|en|enm|demenen|demenen, demeinen|t=to handle, manage}} Middle English demenen, demeinen (“to handle, manage”), {{der|en|fro|demener|t=to guide, conduct}} Old French demener (“to guide, conduct”), {{der|en|la|*mināre||to drive}} Latin *mināre (“to drive”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} demeanor (countable and uncountable, plural demeanors)
  1. (American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms: behavior, comportment, demeanour [UK] Related terms: demean, misdemeanor Translations (outward way in which a person behaves): վարվելաձև (varvelajew) (Armenian), държание (dǎržanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), поведение (povedenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), comportament [masculine] (Catalan), conducta [feminine] (Catalan), 举止 (jǔzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 形迹 (xíngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 举动 (jǔdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), chování [neuter] (Czech), vystupování [neuter] (Czech), způsoby [masculine, plural] (Czech), opførsel [common-gender] (Danish), optræden [common-gender] (Danish), gedragswijze (Dutch), konduto (Esperanto), agmaniero (Esperanto), käytös (Finnish), käyttäytyminen (Finnish), comportement [masculine] (French), conduite [feminine] (French), Benehmen [neuter] (German), Gebahren [neuter] (German), Auftreten [neuter] (German), Verhalten [neuter] (German), Auftritt [masculine] (German), Betragen [neuter] (German), Gehabe [neuter] (German), Haltung [feminine] (German), तौर-तरीका (taur-tarīkā) (Hindi), ढंग (ḍhaṅg) (Hindi), चाल-ढाल (cāl-ḍhāl) (Hindi), भाव-भंगिमा (bhāv-bhaṅgimā) (Hindi), चाल (cāl) (Hindi), तौर (taur) (Hindi), आचरण (ācraṇ) (Hindi), बरताव (bartāv) (Hindi), viselkedés (Hungarian), comportamento (Italian), atteggiamento [masculine] (Italian), 物腰 (monogoshi) (alt: ものごし) (Japanese), 振る舞い (furumai) (alt: ふるまい) (Japanese), 처신 (cheosin) (Korean), oppførsel (Norwegian), opptreden (Norwegian), comportament (Occitan), comportamento [masculine] (Portuguese), conduta [feminine] (Portuguese), поведе́ние (povedénije) [neuter] (Russian), невербалика (neverbalika) [feminine, informal] (Russian), манера (manera) [feminine] (Russian), giùlan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ponašanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), ophođenje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), vystupovanie (Slovak), správanie (Slovak), spôsoby (Slovak), comportamiento [masculine] (Spanish), conducta [feminine] (Spanish), proceder (Spanish), beteende [neuter] (Swedish), uppförande [neuter] (Swedish), uppträdande [neuter] (Swedish), поведінка (povedinka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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          "text": "At this present (saith he) certeine princes of Britaine, procuring by ambassadors and dutifull demeanors the amitie of the emperour Augustus, haue offered in the capitoll vnto the gods presents or gifts, and haue ordeined the whole Ile in a manner to be appertinent, proper, and familiar to the Romans.",
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          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "käytös"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "käyttäytyminen"
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          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "comportement"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "conduite"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "Benehmen"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "Gebahren"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "Auftreten"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "Verhalten"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "Auftritt"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Betragen"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "Gehabe"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Haltung"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "taur-tarīkā",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "तौर-तरीका"
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        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ḍhaṅg",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "ढंग"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "cāl-ḍhāl",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "चाल-ढाल"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bhāv-bhaṅgimā",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "cāl",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "roman": "taur",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ācraṇ",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "आचरण"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bartāv",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "बरताव"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "viselkedés"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "comportamento"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "atteggiamento"
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          "alt": "ものごし",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "monogoshi",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "物腰"
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          "alt": "ふるまい",
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          "roman": "furumai",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "振る舞い"
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          "roman": "cheosin",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "처신"
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          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "oppførsel"
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          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "conduta"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "povedénije",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "поведе́ние"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neverbalika",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "informal"
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          "word": "невербалика"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "manera",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "манера"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "giùlan"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "ponašanje"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "ophođenje"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "vystupovanie"
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        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "správanie"
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        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
          "word": "spôsoby"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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          "word": "comportamiento"
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        {
          "code": "es",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "konduto"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "conduite"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Benehmen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "word": "Auftreten"
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "word": "Verhalten"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Betragen"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Haltung"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "taur-tarīkā",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "cāl-ḍhāl",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "cāl",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "roman": "taur",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "ācraṇ",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "आचरण"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "bartāv",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "बरताव"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "viselkedés"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "comportamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "atteggiamento"
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    {
      "alt": "ものごし",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "monogoshi",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "物腰"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふるまい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "furumai",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "振る舞い"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "cheosin",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "처신"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "oppførsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "opptreden"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "comportament"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "comportamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "conduta"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povedénije",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "поведе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neverbalika",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "невербалика"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "manera",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "манера"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "giùlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ponašanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "ophođenje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "vystupovanie"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "správanie"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "spôsoby"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "conducta"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "word": "proceder"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "beteende"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "uppförande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "uppträdande"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "povedinka",
      "sense": "outward way in which a person behaves",
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      "word": "поведінка"
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