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"The quality of being general."
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"(countable) A generalization."
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"sense": "quality",
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"roman": "zogadoba",
"sense": "quality",
"word": "ზოგადობა"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gaurḳvevloba",
"sense": "quality",
"word": "გაურკვევლობა"
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"sense": "quality",
"word": "განუსაზღვრელობა"
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"sense": "generalization",
"word": "yleistys"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ganzogadeba",
"sense": "generalization",
"word": "განზოგადება"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obobščénije",
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