force of habit in English

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          "text": "\"Only force of habit will explain why people today do honor to Christopher Columbus.\" - New York Times, 1937"
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          "word": "macht der gewoonte"
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          "word": "siła przyzwyczajenia"
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      "sense": "automatic act",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "automatic act",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "siła przyzwyczajenia"
    }
  ],
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"force of habit" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms