"lewdness" meaning in English

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          "sense": "promiscuity",
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          "sense": "promiscuity",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Anzüglichkeit"
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          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "aglaiti",
          "sense": "promiscuity",
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          "word": "𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹"
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          "sense": "promiscuity",
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          "sense": "promiscuity",
          "word": "tīwekatanga"
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          "sense": "promiscuity",
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          "roman": "poxotlívostʹ",
          "sense": "promiscuity",
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          "sense": "promiscuity",
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          "sense": "promiscuity",
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  "word": "lewdness"
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      "word": "похотли́вость"
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  "word": "lewdness"
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