See merriment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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],
"word": "zabawa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "playful fun",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ubaw"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razvlečénije",
"sense": "playful fun",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "развлече́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zabáva",
"sense": "playful fun",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "заба́ва"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "playful fun",
"word": "juguetoneo"
}
],
"word": "merriment"
}
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