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"ref": "1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 324",
"text": "In Cornouaille, Brittany, it is popularly believed that the weather of the last six days of December and the first six of January prognosticates the weather of the twelve months; but in other parts of Brittany it is the first twelve days of January that are supposed to be ominous of the weather for the year.",
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"Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant."
],
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "зловещ"
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"word": "злокобен"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ominós"
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"roman": "bùxiáng",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "不祥"
},
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "varslende"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "onheilspellend"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "omena"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "enteellinen"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "avbedi",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ავბედი"
},
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"_dis1": "83 17",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ominös"
},
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"_dis1": "83 17",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ahnungsvoll"
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"_dis1": "83 17",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "schicksalsschwer"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "unheilschwanger"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ominózus"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
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"word": "predittivo"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "不吉"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "злокобен"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "tamaki"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ominoso"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
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"word": "agourento"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "sinistru"
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"_dis1": "83 17",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "prevestitor"
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"_dis1": "83 17",
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"roman": "predveščájuščij",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "предвеща́ющий"
},
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ominoso"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "siniestro"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
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"word": "olycksbådande"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "illavarslande"
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"_dis1": "83 17",
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"roman": "ariṣṭa sūcakamaina",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "అరిష్ట సూచకమైన"
},
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"_dis1": "83 17",
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"roman": "provísnycʹkyj",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "прові́сницький"
},
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"roman": "proróčyj",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "проро́чий"
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{
"text": "California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011"
},
{
"ref": "2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "The idea of a merchant selling both totems of pure evil and frozen yogurt (he calls it frogurt!) is amusing in itself, as is the idea that frogurt could be cursed, but it’s really the Shopkeeper’s quicksilver shift from ominous doomsaying to chipper salesmanship that sells the sequence.",
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"Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen"
],
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"synonyms": [
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"word": "threatening"
},
{
"word": "portentous"
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{
"word": "inauspicious"
}
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"_dis1": "9 91",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "čʻaragušak",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "չարագուշակ"
},
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"_dis1": "9 91",
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "ominós"
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"_dis1": "9 91",
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "zlověstný"
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"_dis1": "9 91",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "ildevarslende"
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"word": "uheldsvanger"
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"word": "onheilspellend"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "kurjakuulutav"
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"_dis1": "9 91",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "pahaendeline"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "pahaenteinen"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "uhkaava"
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"_dis1": "9 91",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "de mauvais augure"
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"_dis1": "9 91",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "omineux"
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"word": "menaçant"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "ავბედი"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "unheilsschwanger"
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"word": "verhängnisvoll"
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"word": "unheilvoll"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "ἀπαίσιος"
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"word": "baljós"
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"_dis1": "9 91",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "baljóslatú"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "malaugurante"
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"word": "infausto"
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"word": "злокобен"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "złowróżbny"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "fatidic"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "de rău augur"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "злове́щий"
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"word": "agorero"
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"word": "illavarslande"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "olycksbådande"
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"roman": "aśubhasūcakamaina",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "అశుభసూచకమైన"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "uğursuz"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "meşum"
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"_dis1": "9 91",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "kara"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "不祥"
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"word": "omena"
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"word": "enteellinen"
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ავბედი"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
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"code": "de",
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"word": "不吉"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "ominoso"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "అరిష్ట సూచకమైన"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "прові́сницький"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
"word": "проро́чий"
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"roman": "čʻaragušak",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "չարագուշակ"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "zlověstný"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "ildevarslende"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "uheldsvanger"
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"code": "nl",
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"code": "et",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "kurjakuulutav"
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "pahaendeline"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "pahaenteinen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "uhkaava"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "de mauvais augure"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "omineux"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "menaçant"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "sinistre"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "ავბედი"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"word": "unheilsschwanger"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "verhängnisvoll"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "unheilvoll"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "unheilbringend"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "ἀπαίσιος"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "baljós"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "baljóslatú"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "malaugurante"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
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"word": "nefasto"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "dīrus"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "zlokoben",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "злокобен"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zlovesten",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "зловестен"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "tamaki"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "złowróżbny"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "złowieszczy"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"tags": [
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"word": "agourento"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "fatidic"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "de rău augur"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zlovéščij",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "злове́щий"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "ominoso"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "agorero"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "illavarslande"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "olycksbådande"
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"code": "te",
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"roman": "aśubhasūcakamaina",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "అశుభసూచకమైన"
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"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "uğursuz"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "meşum"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "kara"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zlovíščyj",
"sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
"word": "злові́щий"
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