See dovish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "like a dove",
"word": "taubenartig"
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"sense": "like a dove",
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"sense": "like a dove",
"word": "голуби́ний"
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"roman": "mšvidobismoq̇vare",
"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
"word": "მშვიდობისმოყვარე"
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"roman": "arainṭervencionisṭi",
"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
"word": "არაინტერვენციონისტი"
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"note": "კონფლიქტების მშვიდობიანი გზებით მოგვარების მომხრე",
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"note": "სადავო საკითხების მშვიდობიანი მეთოდებით მოგვარების მომხრე",
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"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist"
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"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
"word": "friedsam"
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"word": "friedliebend"
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"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
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"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
"word": "tranquillo"
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"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
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"word": "equilibrato"
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
"word": "conservatore"
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"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
"word": "contenuto"
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"word": "pacifista"
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"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
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"roman": "primirítelʹnyj",
"sense": "peaceful, conciliatory, pacifist",
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"roman": "pacifístskij",
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"word": "пацифи́стский"
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"sense": "disfavoring increasing interest rates",
"word": "taubenhaft"
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