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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kičozen",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "кичозен"
},
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "俗氣"
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "俗气"
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"roman": "cūsú",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kits",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "κιτς"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kítchi",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "קיטשי"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "giccses"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitsch"
},
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "tamarro"
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "キッチュな"
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "低俗な"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "kichihada",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "키치하다"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kiczowaty"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitsch"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "brega"
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"roman": "kítčevyj",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "ки́тчевый"
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
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"word": "kitsch"
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "кітчевий"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kičozen",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "кичозен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "俗氣"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "súqì",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "俗气"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cūsú",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "粗俗"
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kýčovitý"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kiĉa"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitšilik"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitsahtava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitsch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitschig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kits",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "κιτς"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kítchi",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "קיטשי"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "giccses"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitsch"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "tamarro"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "キッチュな"
},
{
"alt": "ていぞくな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "teizoku na",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "低俗な"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "kichihada",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "키치하다"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kiczowaty"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitsch"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "brega"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kítčevyj",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "ки́тчевый"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "gýčový"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "gýčovitý"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitsch"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "cursi"
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"code": "se",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "kitschig"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kitčevyj",
"sense": "having the nature of kitsch",
"word": "кітчевий"
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