See parsimony in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily",
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"code": "sv",
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"word": "snålhet"
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"sense": "great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily",
"word": "cimrilik"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily",
"word": "pintilik"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily",
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"sense": "great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily",
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"roman": "jiéjiǎn",
"sense": "principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem",
"word": "節儉 /节俭"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem",
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"sense": "principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem",
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"word": "säästvus"
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"sense": "principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem",
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"word": "économie"
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"word": "практичность"
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"code": "sh",
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"word": "štedljivost"
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