"meiotic" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "word": "nonmeiotic"
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        "Of or pertaining to meiosis."
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to meiosis",
          "word": "meiòtic"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to meiosis",
          "word": "méiotique"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to meiosis",
          "word": "meiotisch"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "meiotikós",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to meiosis",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "μειωτικός"
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  "word": "meiotic"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to meiosis."
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to meiosis",
      "word": "meiòtic"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to meiosis",
      "word": "méiotique"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to meiosis",
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      "roman": "meiotikós",
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