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"word": "Coulomb gauge"
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"word": "cream gauge"
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"word": "feeler gauge"
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"word": "Freycinet gauge"
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"word": "fuel gauge"
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"word": "gas gauge"
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"word": "gauge glass"
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"word": "gauge pressure"
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"word": "Johansson gauge"
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"word": "lattice gauge theory"
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"word": "Lorenz gauge"
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"word": "marking gauge"
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"word": "McLeod gauge"
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"word": "metre-gauge"
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"word": "metre gauge"
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"word": "meter gauge"
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"word": "Pirani gauge"
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"word": "pressure gauge"
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"word": "quantum gauge theory"
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"word": "rail gauge"
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"word": "rain gauge"
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"word": "tide gauge"
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"word": "tire gauge"
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"word": "water gauge"
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"word": "weather gauge"
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"word": "Weyl gauge"
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English gauge, gaugen, from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French gauger (compare Modern French jauger from Old French jaugier), from gauge (“gauging rod”), from Frankish *galga (“measuring rod, pole”), from Proto-Germanic *galgô (“pole, stake, cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“perch, long switch”). Cognate with Old High German galgo, Old Frisian galga, Old English ġealga (“cross-beam, gallows”), Old Norse galgi (“cross-beam, gallows”), Old Norse gelgja (“pole, perch”). Doublet of gallows.",
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"text": "1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol\nthe gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt"
},
{
"ref": "2008 Spring/Summer, John Zerzan, “Silence”, in Green Anarchy, number 25",
"text": "The record of philosophy vis-à-vis silence is generally dismal, as good a gauge as any to its overall failure.",
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"sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
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"word": "標準尺寸"
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"word": "ზომა"
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"word": "ოდენობა"
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"word": "მასშტაბი"
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"word": "კალიბრი"
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"sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
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],
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"masculine"
],
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"masculine"
],
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
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"masculine"
],
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"feminine"
],
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"masculine"
],
"word": "patrón"
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"sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
"word": "geji"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
"word": "mått"
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"An act of measuring."
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"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
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},
{
"glosses": [
"An estimate."
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"estimate",
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{
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{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izmeritelen ured",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "измерителен уред"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "計量器"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jìliàngqì, jìliángqì",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "计量器"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "måler"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "meetinstrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "mittari"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "étalon"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sazomi xelsac̣q̇o",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "საზომი ხელსაწყო"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mzomi",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "მზომი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "eṭaloni",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "ეტალონი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ḳriṭeriumi",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "კრიტერიუმი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "საზომი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "q̇alibi",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "ყალიბი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Messgerät"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Meter"
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{
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "machván",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "calibro"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"alt": "けいりょうき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keiryōki",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "計量器"
},
{
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"alt": "けいき",
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "計器"
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{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeryanggi",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "계량기"
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"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
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"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "måler"
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{
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"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "målar"
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"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Tala"
},
{
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "przyrząd pomiarowy"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "wzorzec"
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{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "medidor"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izmerítelʹnyj pribór",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "измери́тельный прибо́р"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izmerítelʹ",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "измери́тель"
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"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lekálo",
"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "лека́ло"
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{
"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "etalón",
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"masculine"
],
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"_dis1": "7 1 1 45 5 6 2 3 2 1 4 9 1 7 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
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"masculine"
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"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "pansukod"
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"sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
"word": "ئۆلچىگۈچ"
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"ref": "2023 August 23, David E Norris, “Joseph Locke: a railway injustice...”, in RAIL, number 990, page 57",
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{
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"code": "fr",
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"masculine"
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"word": "საზომი ხელსაწყო"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "Messgerät"
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"code": "he",
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"code": "pt",
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"masculine"
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"masculine"
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"code": "tl",
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"word": "ئۆلچىگۈچ"
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"code": "ka",
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"word": "ზომა"
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"code": "is",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "messen"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "mitan",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "mierzyć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "dokonywać pomiaru"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "medir"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "măsura"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "estima"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izmerjátʹ",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "измеря́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "tomhais"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "medir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "measure",
"word": "mäta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to appraise the character of",
"word": "estimer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to appraise the character of",
"word": "jauger"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šepaseba",
"sense": "to appraise the character of",
"word": "შეფასება"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "océnivatʹ",
"sense": "to appraise the character of",
"word": "оце́нивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prikídyvatʹ",
"sense": "to appraise the character of",
"word": "прики́дывать"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to chip to standard shape",
"word": "galgar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to chip to standard shape",
"word": "zurichten"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"gauge"
],
"word": "gauge"
}
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