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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "tendency",
"word": "temayül"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sxylʹnistʹ",
"sense": "tendency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "схильність"
}
],
"word": "propensity"
}
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