"opening" meaning in English

See opening in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-opening.ogg [US], en-au-opening.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|openynge}} Middle English openynge, {{m|enm|openande}} openande, {{m|enm|openand}} openand, {{inh|en|ang|openiende}} Old English openiende, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*opanōndī}} Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*upanōndz}} Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, {{m|ang|*upanōną|t=to open}} *upanōną (“to open”), {{suf|en|open|-ing|id2=participial}} open + -ing, {{cog|fy|iepenjend}} West Frisian iepenjend, {{cog|nl|openend}} Dutch openend, {{cog|de|öffnend}} German öffnend, {{cog|sv|öppnande}} Swedish öppnande, {{cog|is|opnandi}} Icelandic opnandi Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} opening (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-opening-en-adj-z~mWreEt
  2. (cricket) describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-opening-en-adj-NXd-ie2x Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-opening.ogg [US], en-au-opening.ogg [Australia] Forms: openings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English openyng, openynge, openunge, from Old English openung (“an opening”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanungu, from Proto-Germanic *upanungō (“an opening”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Eepenge, Epenge (“an opening”), West Frisian iepening (“an opening”), Dutch opening (“an opening”), German Öffnung (“an opening”), Danish åbning (“an opening”), Swedish öppning (“an opening”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|openyng}} Middle English openyng, {{m|enm|openynge}} openynge, {{m|enm|openunge}} openunge, {{inh|en|ang|openung|t=an opening}} Old English openung (“an opening”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*opanungu}} Proto-West Germanic *opanungu, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*upanungō|t=an opening}} Proto-Germanic *upanungō (“an opening”), {{suf|en|open|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} open + -ing, {{cog|stq|Eepenge}} Saterland Frisian Eepenge, {{m|stq|Epenge|t=an opening}} Epenge (“an opening”), {{cog|fy|iepening|t=an opening}} West Frisian iepening (“an opening”), {{cog|nl|opening|t=an opening}} Dutch opening (“an opening”), {{cog|de|Öffnung|t=an opening}} German Öffnung (“an opening”), {{cog|da|åbning|t=an opening}} Danish åbning (“an opening”), {{cog|sv|öppning|t=an opening}} Swedish öppning (“an opening”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} opening (plural openings)
  1. An act or instance of making or becoming open. Translations (act or instance of making or becoming open): ἄνοιξις (ánoixis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), բացում (bacʿum) (Armenian), açılış (Azerbaijani), отваряне (otvarjane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), avaaminen (Finnish), avautuminen (Finnish), ouverture [feminine] (French), פתיחה (ptikhá) [feminine] (Hebrew), nyitás (english: act) (Hungarian), kinyitás (Hungarian), felbontás (Hungarian), nyílás (english: instance) (Hungarian), kinyílás (Hungarian), oscailt [feminine] (Irish), vekirin [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), vebûn [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), åpning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), åp [dialectal, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), abertura [feminine] (Portuguese), deschidere [feminine] (Romanian), откры́тие (otkrýtije) [neuter] (Russian), відкриття́ (vidkryttjá) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-01sawEG1 Disambiguation of 'act or instance of making or becoming open': 71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2
  2. A gap permitting passage through. Synonyms (gap): hole Translations (a gap permitting passage through): ὀπή (opḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἀνάπτυξις (anáptuxis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), բացվածք (bacʿvackʿ) (Armenian), անցք (ancʿkʿ) (Armenian), dishcljidzãturã [feminine] (Aromanian), açılış (Azerbaijani), отвор (otvor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), calànca (Campidanese Sardinian), obertura (Campidanese Sardinian), obertura [feminine] (Catalan), otvor [masculine] (Czech), aukko (Finnish), reikä (Finnish), kolo (Finnish), rako (Finnish), trou [masculine] (French), ouverture [feminine] (French), abbaltura (Gallurese), Öffnung [feminine] (German), nyílás (Hungarian), rés (Hungarian), hasadék (Hungarian), hézag (Hungarian), tisztás (english: clearing, glade e.g. in forest) (Hungarian), aperto (Ido), apertura [feminine] (Italian), 隙間 (sukima) (alt: すきま) (Japanese), apertūra [feminine] (Latin), forāmen [neuter] (Latin), Ëffnung [feminine] (Luxembourgish), pūaha (Maori), angotanga (Maori), åpning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), åp [dialectal, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), þȳrel [neuter] (Old English), abertura [feminine] (Portuguese), kicha (Quechua), deschizătură [feminine] (Romanian), apertură [feminine] (Romanian), отве́рстие (otvérstije) [neuter] (Russian), прохо́д (proxód) [masculine] (Russian), abberidura [Logudorese] (Sardinian), calànca [Logudorese] (Sardinian), abirtura (Sassarese), beul [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), toll [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), abertura [feminine] (Spanish), öppning [common-gender] (Swedish), lyauto (Tocharian B), о́твір (ótvir) [masculine] (Ukrainian), isikhala [class-7, class-8] (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-3adXR9Cw Disambiguation of 'gap': 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'a gap permitting passage through': 1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2
  3. An act or instance of beginning. Translations (act or instance of beginning): начало (načalo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), започване (započvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), avaus (Finnish), aloitus (Finnish), kezdés (Hungarian), megnyitás (Hungarian), kinyitás (Hungarian), nyitás (Hungarian), felavatás (Hungarian), avató (Hungarian), megnyitó (Hungarian), whakapuaretanga (Maori), åpning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), begynnelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), åp [dialectal, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), start [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), otwarcie [neuter] (Polish), abertura [feminine] (Portuguese), deschidere [feminine] (Romanian), откры́тие (otkrýtije) [neuter] (Russian), otvoritev [neuter] (Slovene)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-4yPo1StN Disambiguation of 'act or instance of beginning': 8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1
  4. Something that is a beginning.
    The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
    Translations (first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe): премиера (premiera) [feminine] (Bulgarian), première [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), premiero (Esperanto), ensi-ilta (Finnish), première [feminine] (French), Eröffnungsvorstellung [feminine] (German), bemutató (Hungarian), premier (Hungarian), whakatuwheratanga (Maori), åpning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), åp [dialectal, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), premiere [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), urpremiere [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), debut [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), abertura [feminine] (Portuguese), дебю́т (debjút) [masculine] (Russian), estreno [masculine] (Spanish), premiär [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-ztpT3jrP Disambiguation of 'first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe': 1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2
  5. Something that is a beginning.
    The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening.
    Coordinate_terms (opening of an art show): vernissage Translations (initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened): avajaiset [plural] (Finnish), vernisszázs (Hungarian), åpning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), åp [dialectal, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-Qd89UywA Disambiguation of 'opening of an art show': 0 5 0 28 63 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened': 2 2 7 7 42 7 10 0 1 0 5 15
  6. Something that is a beginning.
    The first few measures of a musical composition.
    Translations (first few bars of a musical composition): увертюра (uvertjura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), alku (Finnish), avaus (Finnish), אוברטורה (overtúra) [feminine] (Hebrew), sigla (Italian), ouverture [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), innledning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), увертю́ра (uvertjúra) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-wnJdcpv3 Disambiguation of 'first few bars of a musical composition': 2 2 4 4 6 60 12 0 1 0 4 5
  7. Something that is a beginning.
    The first few moves in a game.
    Translations (first few moves in a game): дебют (debjut) [masculine] (Bulgarian), obertura [feminine] (Catalan), opening [feminine] (Dutch), avaus (Finnish), ouverture [feminine] (French), Eröffnung [feminine] (German), פתיחה (ptikhá) [feminine] (Hebrew), megnyitás (Hungarian), byrjun (Icelandic), ойынбасы (oiynbasy) (Kazakh), Erëffnung [feminine] (Luxembourgish), åpning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), åp [dialectal, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), abertura [feminine] (Portuguese), deschidere [feminine] (Romanian), дебю́т (debjút) [masculine] (Russian), apertura [feminine] (Spanish), öppning [common-gender] (Swedish), spelöppning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-YwywEj~J Disambiguation of 'first few moves in a game': 1 1 2 2 7 7 64 2 1 1 3 9
  8. A vacant position, especially in an array.
    A time available in a schedule.
    Synonyms (available time): availability, slot Translations (time available in a schedule): aukko (Finnish), (elérhető) idősáv (Hungarian), ledig time [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-BzyoH5OL Disambiguation of 'available time': 0 0 4 5 5 5 5 66 5 5 0 0 Disambiguation of 'time available in a schedule': 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 81 3 3 3 2
  9. A vacant position, especially in an array.
    An unoccupied employment position.
    Synonyms (unoccupied employment position): job opening Translations (unoccupied employment position): vacature [feminine] (Dutch), avoin paikka (Finnish), offene Stelle [feminine] (German), freie Stelle [feminine] (German), álláslehetőség (Hungarian), üresedés (Hungarian), betöltetlen állás (Hungarian), ledig stilling [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vaga [feminine] (Portuguese), вака́нсия (vakánsija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-KAxF3MZB Disambiguation of 'unoccupied employment position': 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 78 8 1 2 Disambiguation of 'unoccupied employment position': 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 78 8 1 2
  10. A vacant position, especially in an array.
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-WUI7R-LZ
  11. An opportunity, as in a competitive activity. Translations (opportunity): удобен случай (udoben slučaj) (Bulgarian), paikka (Finnish), tilaisuus (Finnish), mahdollisuus (Finnish), ευκαιρία (efkairía) [feminine] (Greek), הזדמנות (hizdamnút) [feminine] (Hebrew), lehetőség (Hungarian), alkalom (Hungarian), esély (Hungarian), kilátás (Hungarian), mulighet [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-yIlg-S8r Disambiguation of 'opportunity': 1 1 1 1 6 5 4 0 1 0 73 8
  12. (mathematics) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-opening-en-noun-3AbJ8EqS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 2 2 2 1 18 3 14 0 0 0 5 23 17 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gap, crevice, hole, interspace Translations (beginning): alku (Finnish), התחלה (hatkhalá) [feminine] (Hebrew), ראשית (reshít) [feminine] (Hebrew), kezdet (Hungarian), kezdés (Hungarian), eleje (Hungarian), nyitás (Hungarian), apertura [feminine] (Italian), begynnelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), start [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), início [masculine] (Portuguese), нача́ло (načálo) [neuter] (Russian), откры́тие (otkrýtije) [neuter] (Russian) Translations (vacant position, in an array): ваканция (vakancija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), aukko (Finnish), tyhjä paikka (Finnish), ledig stilling [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: eye-opening, grand opening, market opening, non-opening, nonopening, opening argument, opening batsman, opening book, opening ceremony, opening credits, opening day, opening fire, opening gun, opening hours, opening night, opening of an envelope, opening speech, opening statement, opening time, potato opening, re-opening, re-re-opening, self-opening, soft opening Disambiguation of 'beginning': 0 0 18 20 20 20 20 1 0 0 0 1 Disambiguation of 'vacant position, in an array': 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 31 31 31 2 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-opening.ogg [US], en-au-opening.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|openynge}} Middle English openynge, {{m|enm|openande}} openande, {{m|enm|openand}} openand, {{inh|en|ang|openiende}} Old English openiende, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*opanōndī}} Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*upanōndz}} Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, {{m|ang|*upanōną|t=to open}} *upanōną (“to open”), {{suf|en|open|-ing|id2=participial}} open + -ing, {{cog|fy|iepenjend}} West Frisian iepenjend, {{cog|nl|openend}} Dutch openend, {{cog|de|öffnend}} German öffnend, {{cog|sv|öppnande}} Swedish öppnande, {{cog|is|opnandi}} Icelandic opnandi Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} opening
  1. present participle and gerund of open Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: open
    Sense id: en-opening-en-verb-N5P5KIEG Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 3 10 2 3 3 4 12 5 11 1 1 1 7 16 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 9 31 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "öffnend"
      },
      "expansion": "German öffnend",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "öppnande"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish öppnande",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "opnandi"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic opnandi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "opening (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music."
        },
        {
          "text": "The opening act of the battle for Fort Sumter was the firing of a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Lt. Henry S. Farley, who acted upon the command of Capt. George S. James, which round exploded over Fort Sumter as a signal to open the general bombardment from 43 guns and mortars at Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, the floating battery, and Cummings Point."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events."
      ],
      "id": "en-opening-en-adj-z~mWreEt",
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cricket",
          "orig": "en:Cricket",
          "parents": [
            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack"
      ],
      "id": "en-opening-en-adj-NXd-ie2x",
      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play#English"
        ],
        [
          "fall",
          "fall#English"
        ],
        [
          "wicket",
          "wicket#English"
        ],
        [
          "batsman",
          "batsman#English"
        ],
        [
          "innings",
          "innings#English"
        ],
        [
          "bowler",
          "bowler#English"
        ],
        [
          "opens the attack",
          "open the attack#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket) describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-opening.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a9/En-us-opening.ogg/En-us-opening.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/En-us-opening.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-opening.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/En-au-opening.ogg/En-au-opening.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/En-au-opening.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "market opening"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "nonopening"
    },
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      "word": "opening argument"
    },
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      "word": "opening batsman"
    },
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      "word": "opening book"
    },
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      "word": "opening ceremony"
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      "word": "opening credits"
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      "word": "opening day"
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      "word": "opening fire"
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      "word": "opening gun"
    },
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      "word": "opening hours"
    },
    {
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      "word": "opening night"
    },
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      "word": "opening of an envelope"
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      "word": "opening speech"
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      "word": "opening statement"
    },
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      "word": "opening time"
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      "word": "potato opening"
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    },
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      "word": "re-re-opening"
    },
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    },
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    }
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: オープニング (ōpuningu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: オープニング (ōpuningu)"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "openyng"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "openynge"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "openunge"
      },
      "expansion": "openunge",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "openung",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*opanungu"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "-ing",
        "id2": "gerund noun"
      },
      "expansion": "open + -ing",
      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "Eepenge"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "Epenge",
        "t": "an opening"
      },
      "expansion": "Epenge (“an opening”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "iepening",
        "t": "an opening"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian iepening (“an opening”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "opening",
        "t": "an opening"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch opening (“an opening”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Öffnung",
        "t": "an opening"
      },
      "expansion": "German Öffnung (“an opening”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "åbning",
        "t": "an opening"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish åbning (“an opening”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "öppning",
        "t": "an opening"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish öppning (“an opening”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English openyng, openynge, openunge, from Old English openung (“an opening”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanungu, from Proto-Germanic *upanungō (“an opening”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Eepenge, Epenge (“an opening”), West Frisian iepening (“an opening”), Dutch opening (“an opening”), German Öffnung (“an opening”), Danish åbning (“an opening”), Swedish öppning (“an opening”).",
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      "form": "openings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "opening (plural openings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name."
        },
        {
          "text": "He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents."
        }
      ],
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        "An act or instance of making or becoming open."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "bacʿum",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "բացում"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "açılış"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otvarjane",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "отваряне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "avaaminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "avautuminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ouverture"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ánoixis",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ἄνοιξις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ptikhá",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "פתיחה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "act",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "nyitás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "kinyitás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "felbontás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "instance",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "nyílás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "word": "kinyílás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "oscailt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vekirin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vebûn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "åpning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "dialectal",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "åp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "abertura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "deschidere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otkrýtije",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "откры́тие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 1 17 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidkryttjá",
          "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "відкриття́"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "He slipped through an opening in the crowd.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1894, George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Medical Record, volume 45, page 569",
          "text": "He held that great exactness in craniotopography is unnecessary, all that is needed being to make a sufficiently large opening.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60",
          "text": "Specialised long-reach excavators with a clamshell grab then reach though the openings to lift the spoil to the surface, which is then deposited in articulated dump trucks (ADTs).",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A gap permitting passage through."
      ],
      "id": "en-opening-en-noun-3adXR9Cw",
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          "gap"
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "gap",
          "word": "hole"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "bacʿvackʿ",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "բացվածք"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ancʿkʿ",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "անցք"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dishcljidzãturã"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "açılış"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otvor",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "отвор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "obertura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "otvor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "aukko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "reikä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "kolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "rako"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "trou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ouverture"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "sdn",
          "lang": "Gallurese",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "abbaltura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Öffnung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "opḗ",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ὀπή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "nyílás"
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        {
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "word": "rés"
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        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "hasadék"
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        {
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "hézag"
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        {
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "tisztás"
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        {
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          "word": "aperto"
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        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "apertura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "alt": "すきま",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "word": "隙間"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "la",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        {
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            "neuter"
          ],
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        {
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          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ëffnung"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
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          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "pūaha"
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        {
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          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "angotanga"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "åpning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
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            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "åp"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "þȳrel"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "abertura"
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        {
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          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "kicha"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "deschizătură"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "apertură"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "отве́рстие"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "proxód",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "прохо́д"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
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          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "abberidura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "calànca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "sdc",
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          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "word": "abirtura"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "toll"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "abertura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
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          "word": "lyauto"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ótvir",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "о́твір"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2",
          "code": "zu",
          "lang": "Zulu",
          "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
          "tags": [
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            "class-8"
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          "word": "isikhala"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately."
        },
        {
          "text": "Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      "id": "en-opening-en-noun-4yPo1StN",
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "načalo",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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        {
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "започване"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "word": "avaus"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "word": "aloitus"
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        {
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
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          "word": "megnyitás"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "word": "felavatás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "word": "avató"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "word": "megnyitó"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "word": "whakapuaretanga"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "åpning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "dialectal",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "åp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "start"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "otwarcie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "abertura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "deschidere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 0 41 12 12 12 12 1 0 0 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otkrýtije",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "откры́тие"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "otvoritev"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread."
        }
      ],
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          "first",
          "first"
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        [
          "performance",
          "performance"
        ],
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "premiera",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "премиера"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "première"
        },
        {
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "word": "premiero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "word": "ensi-ilta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "première"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Eröffnungsvorstellung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "word": "bemutató"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "word": "premier"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "word": "whakatuwheratanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "åpning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "dialectal",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "åp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "premiere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "urpremiere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "abertura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "debjút",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "дебю́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "estreno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 80 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "premiär"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 5 0 28 63 4 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "opening of an art show",
          "word": "vernissage"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1916 September 11, Anne Rittenhouse, “Dress: One-piece Frocks of Satin in Neutral Colors, With Bits of Colored Embroidery”, in The Journal and Tribune, volume 30, number 235, Knoxville, Tenn., page 6",
          "text": "The French openings decided that satin gowns, suits, wraps and even hats were to be in first fashion this autumn.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is a beginning.",
        "The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening."
      ],
      "id": "en-opening-en-noun-Qd89UywA",
      "links": [
        [
          "initial",
          "initial"
        ],
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ],
        [
          "art",
          "art"
        ],
        [
          "exhibition",
          "exhibition"
        ],
        [
          "fashion show",
          "fashion show"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 7 7 42 7 10 0 1 0 5 15",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "avajaiset"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 7 7 42 7 10 0 1 0 5 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened",
          "word": "vernisszázs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 7 7 42 7 10 0 1 0 5 15",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "åpning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 7 7 42 7 10 0 1 0 5 15",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened",
          "tags": [
            "dialectal",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "åp"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is a beginning.",
        "The first few measures of a musical composition."
      ],
      "id": "en-opening-en-noun-wnJdcpv3",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 4 4 6 60 12 0 1 0 4 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "uvertjura",
          "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "увертюра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 4 4 6 60 12 0 1 0 4 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
          "word": "alku"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 4 4 6 60 12 0 1 0 4 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
          "word": "avaus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 4 4 6 60 12 0 1 0 4 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A vacant position, especially in an array."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC",
          "text": "The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An opportunity, as in a competitive activity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opportunity",
          "opportunity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Mathematics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "mathematical morphology",
          "mathematical morphology"
        ],
        [
          "dilation",
          "dilation"
        ],
        [
          "erosion",
          "erosion"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-opening.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a9/En-us-opening.ogg/En-us-opening.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/En-us-opening.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-opening.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/En-au-opening.ogg/En-au-opening.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/En-au-opening.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "gap",
      "word": "hole"
    },
    {
      "word": "gap"
    },
    {
      "word": "crevice"
    },
    {
      "word": "hole"
    },
    {
      "word": "interspace"
    },
    {
      "sense": "available time",
      "word": "availability"
    },
    {
      "sense": "available time",
      "word": "slot"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "word": "job opening"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿum",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "բացում"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "açılış"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otvarjane",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отваряне"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "avaaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "avautuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ouverture"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ánoixis",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἄνοιξις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ptikhá",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פתיחה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "act",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "nyitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "kinyitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "felbontás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "instance",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "nyílás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "word": "kinyílás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oscailt"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vekirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vebûn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åpning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "åp"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deschidere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkrýtije",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "откры́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidkryttjá",
      "sense": "act or instance of making or becoming open",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "відкриття́"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿvackʿ",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "բացվածք"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ancʿkʿ",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "անցք"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dishcljidzãturã"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "açılış"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otvor",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отвор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "otvor"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "reikä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "kolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "rako"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trou"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ouverture"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdn",
      "lang": "Gallurese",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "abbaltura"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Öffnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "opḗ",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ὀπή"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anáptuxis",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀνάπτυξις"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "nyílás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "rés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "hasadék"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "hézag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "clearing, glade e.g. in forest",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "tisztás"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "aperto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertura"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すきま",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sukima",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "隙間"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertūra"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "forāmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ëffnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "pūaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "angotanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åpning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "åp"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "þȳrel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "kicha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deschizătură"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertură"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvérstije",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отве́рстие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proxód",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прохо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "calànca"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "obertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "abberidura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "calànca"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "abirtura"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beul"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "toll"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "öppning"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "word": "lyauto"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ótvir",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́твір"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "a gap permitting passage through",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8"
      ],
      "word": "isikhala"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "načalo",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "начало"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "započvane",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "започване"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "avaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "aloitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "kezdés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "megnyitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "kinyitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "nyitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "felavatás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "avató"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "megnyitó"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "word": "whakapuaretanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åpning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "begynnelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "åp"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "start"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "otwarcie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deschidere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkrýtije",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "откры́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "act or instance of beginning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "otvoritev"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "word": "alku"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hatkhalá",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "התחלה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "reshít",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ראשית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "word": "kezdet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "word": "kezdés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "word": "eleje"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "word": "nyitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "begynnelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "start"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "início"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "načálo",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "нача́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkrýtije",
      "sense": "beginning",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "откры́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "premiera",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "премиера"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "première"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "word": "premiero"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "word": "ensi-ilta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "première"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Eröffnungsvorstellung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "word": "bemutató"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "word": "premier"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "word": "whakatuwheratanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åpning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "åp"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "premiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "urpremiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debut"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "debjút",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дебю́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estreno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "premiär"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "avajaiset"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened",
      "word": "vernisszázs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åpning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "initial period an art gallery or museum is first opened",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "åp"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uvertjura",
      "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "увертюра"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
      "word": "alku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
      "word": "avaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "overtúra",
      "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אוברטורה"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
      "word": "sigla"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ouverture"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "innledning"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uvertjúra",
      "sense": "first few bars of a musical composition",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "увертю́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "debjut",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дебют"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opening"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "word": "avaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ouverture"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Eröffnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ptikhá",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פתיחה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "word": "megnyitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "word": "byrjun"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "oiynbasy",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "word": "ойынбасы"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erëffnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åpning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "åp"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deschidere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "debjút",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дебю́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "öppning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "first few moves in a game",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spelöppning"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vakancija",
      "sense": "vacant position, in an array",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ваканция"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "vacant position, in an array",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "vacant position, in an array",
      "word": "tyhjä paikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "vacant position, in an array",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ledig stilling"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "time available in a schedule",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "time available in a schedule",
      "word": "(elérhető) idősáv"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "time available in a schedule",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ledig time"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vacature"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "word": "avoin paikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "offene Stelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "freie Stelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "word": "álláslehetőség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "word": "üresedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "word": "betöltetlen állás"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ledig stilling"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vakánsija",
      "sense": "unoccupied employment position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вака́нсия"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "udoben slučaj",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "word": "удобен случай"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "word": "paikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "word": "tilaisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "word": "mahdollisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "efkairía",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ευκαιρία"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hizdamnút",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הזדמנות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "word": "lehetőség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "word": "alkalom"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "word": "esély"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "word": "kilátás"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "opportunity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mulighet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "opening"
}

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