See entreaty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "petition, solicitation, prayer",
"word": "preklinjanje"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "petition, solicitation, prayer",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "petición"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "petition, solicitation, prayer",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "solicitud"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "petition, solicitation, prayer",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "plegaria"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "petition, solicitation, prayer",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "appell"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "petition, solicitation, prayer",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "uppmaning"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "petition, solicitation, prayer",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "vädjan"
}
],
"word": "entreaty"
}
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