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"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
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"word": "講演術"
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"roman": "jiǎngyǎnshù",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"word": "讲演术"
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"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"word": "řečnické umění"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"word": "elokuutio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"word": "suullinen esitystaito"
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"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"tags": [
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"code": "de",
"english": "control of voice, enunciation",
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"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Sprechtechnik"
},
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"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"tags": [
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"word": "elocuzione"
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"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "sözşeñdık",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"word": "сөзшеңдік"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dikcija",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "дикција"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "fann-e bayân",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"word": "فنّ بیان"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
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"feminine"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "ораторское искусство"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "vältalighet"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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