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"Having many colours; variegated."
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "五顏六色"
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"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
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"word": "geschakeerd"
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"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
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"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
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"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "multicolore"
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"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
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"word": "雑色の"
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"word": "motleyness"
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xaytabġet",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "խայտաբղետ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "raznoroden",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "разнороден"
},
{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "bont"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "samengeraapt"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "sekalainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "hétéroclite"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "zusammengewürfelt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "bunt zusammengeworfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "vielfältig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "verschiedenartig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "divers"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "heterogen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "bunt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eteróklitos",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "ετερόκλητος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anomoiómorfos",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "ανομοιόμορφος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "variegato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "eterogeneo"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gochamaze no",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "ごちゃ混ぜの"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoseatsume no",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "寄せ集めの"
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{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "raznóroden",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "разно́роден"
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{
"alt": "âmixta(e)",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "آمیخته"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "misto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "pestriț"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "variat"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "felurit"
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{
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"english": "partly",
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"roman": "raznošórstnyj",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "разношёрстный"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "variopinto"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "variado"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "abigarrado"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "comprising greatly varied elements",
"word": "brokig"
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{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "sıbar",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "сыбар"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pǎstǎr",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "пъстър"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šaren",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "шарен"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "五顏六色"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wǔyánliùsè",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "五颜六色"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "bont"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "geschakeerd"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "kirjava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "bigarré"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "bunt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "vielfarbig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "buntgefleckt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "buntgemustert"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "buntgescheckt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "kunterbunt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "scheckig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "polýchromos",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "πολύχρωμος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "multicolore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "variegato"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zasshoku no",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "雑色の"
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{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "margas"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "šáren",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "ша́рен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "raznóboen",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "разно́боен"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "rangârang",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "رنگارنگ"
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{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "bunt"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "variegado"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "pestriț"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "vărgat"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "multicolor"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raznocvétnyj",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "разноцве́тный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pjóstryj",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "пёстрый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "abigarrado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "having many colours; variegated",
"word": "brokig"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "mengelmoes"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"word": "sekasotku"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"word": "sekamelska"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Mischmasch"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gochamaze",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"word": "ごちゃ混ぜ"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoseatsume",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"word": "寄せ集め"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mešávina",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "меша́вина"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zbírština",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зби́рштина"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâhamgun",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"word": "ناهمگون"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amestecătură"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pestrota",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "пестрота"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mešanína",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мешани́на"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mezcolanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "incongruous mixture",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "batiburrillo"
}
],
"word": "motley"
}
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