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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "unspecific"
},
{
"word": "nonspecific"
},
{
"english": "intended for a particular thing",
"sense": "antonym(s) of",
"translation": "intended for a particular thing",
"word": "broad"
},
{
"word": "general"
},
{
"word": "generic"
},
{
"word": "universal"
},
{
"word": "all-purpose"
},
{
"word": "general-purpose"
},
{
"word": "gross"
},
{
"word": "group-specific antigen"
},
{
"word": "non-specific"
},
{
"word": "overall"
},
{
"word": "pandemic"
},
{
"word": "specific activity"
},
{
"word": "specific gravity bottle"
},
{
"word": "widespread"
}
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{
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"word": "antiphosphospecific"
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{
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"word": "aspecific"
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{
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{
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"word": "bispecific"
},
{
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"word": "cardiospecific"
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{
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"word": "chemospecific"
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "domain-specific language"
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{
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"word": "donor-specific antibody"
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{
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"word": "ecospecific"
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{
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"word": "extraspecific"
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{
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"word": "gender-specific"
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "heterospecific"
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{
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"word": "homospecific"
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{
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"word": "hyperspecific"
},
{
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"word": "idiospecific"
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{
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"word": "immunospecific"
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{
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"word": "inspecific"
},
{
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"word": "isospecific"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "JVM-specific"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "nanospecific"
},
{
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},
{
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"word": "nothospecific"
},
{
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"word": "organospecific"
},
{
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"word": "osteospecific"
},
{
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"word": "overspecific"
},
{
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"word": "panspecific"
},
{
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"word": "paraspecific"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "phosphospecific"
},
{
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"word": "plurispecific"
},
{
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"word": "polyspecific"
},
{
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"word": "prespecific"
},
{
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"word": "prostate-specific antigen"
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{
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"word": "quadrispecific"
},
{
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"word": "regiospecific"
},
{
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"word": "semispecific"
},
{
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"word": "serospecific"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor"
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "specific charge"
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{
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"word": "specific contract"
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{
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"word": "specific density"
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{
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"word": "specific energy"
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{
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"word": "specific epithet"
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{
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"word": "specific fuel consumption"
},
{
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"word": "specific gravity"
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{
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"word": "specific heat"
},
{
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"word": "specific heat capacity"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "specific humidity"
},
{
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"word": "specific impulse"
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{
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"word": "specificity"
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{
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"word": "specificize"
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{
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"word": "specificker"
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{
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"word": "specific language impairment"
},
{
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"word": "specific leaf area"
},
{
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"word": "specific name"
},
{
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"word": "specificness"
},
{
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"word": "specific performance"
},
{
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"word": "specific phobia"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "specific power"
},
{
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"word": "specific resistance"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "specific risk"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "specific rotation"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "specific thrust"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "specific volume"
},
{
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"word": "specific weight"
},
{
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"word": "stereospecific"
},
{
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"word": "superspecific"
},
{
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"word": "supraspecific"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "thermospecific"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "transspecific"
},
{
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"word": "trispecific"
},
{
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"word": "ultraspecific"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "underspecific"
},
{
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"word": "unispecific"
},
{
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"word": "xenospecific"
}
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"args": {
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"2": "fro",
"3": "specifique"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "LL.",
"3": "specificus",
"4": "",
"5": "specific, particular"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "la",
"3": "speciēs",
"4": "",
"5": "kind"
},
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{
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],
"etymology_text": "From Old French specifique, from Late Latin specificus (“specific, particular”), from Latin speciēs (“kind”) + -ific.",
"forms": [
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"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
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},
{
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}
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"cif",
"ic"
]
}
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"word": "application-specific"
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{
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"word": "array-specific"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "container-specific"
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{
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{
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"word": "domain-specific"
},
{
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"word": "Eclipse-specific"
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{
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"word": "flight-specific"
},
{
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"word": "gender-specific"
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{
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"word": "HTTP-specific"
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{
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"word": "infraspecific"
},
{
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"word": "interspecific"
},
{
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"word": "intraspecific"
},
{
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"word": "JSON-specific"
},
{
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"word": "MySQL-specific"
},
{
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"word": "osmospecific"
},
{
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"word": "OS-specific"
},
{
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"word": "platform-specific"
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{
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"word": "problem-specific"
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{
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{
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"word": "recording-specific"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "species-specific"
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{
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"word": "store-specific"
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{
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"ref": "2025 August 20, Ashlyn Barry, Justin A. Haegele, Daniel Schaefer, Kristen A. Pickett, Luis Columna, “Autistic Young Adults’ Experiences and Recommendations for Strength Training”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOI:",
"text": "While some participants, like Gabi and Jasmine, had access to a gym but still felt uncertain about using specific types of equipment, others who trained at home faced even greater challenges due to the absence of both a coach and proper equipment.",
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],
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{
"_dis1": "89 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 1",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"lang_code": "af",
"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "spesifiek"
},
{
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"code": "ast",
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"lang_code": "ast",
"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "específicu"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "specifíčen",
"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "специфи́чен"
},
{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "opredelén",
"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "определе́н"
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"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "específic"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
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"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "konkrétní"
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"sense": "explicit or definite",
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"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "specifa"
},
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"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "kindel"
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"word": "erityinen"
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"word": "específico"
},
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{
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"sense": "explicit or definite",
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "מסוים"
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"lang_code": "he",
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"word": "ספציפי"
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{
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"word": "tīngthì"
},
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{
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"code": "ota",
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"lang_code": "ota",
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"word": "مخصوص"
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{
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"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "hususî",
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{
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"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "konkretny"
},
{
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"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "específico"
},
{
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"sense": "explicit or definite",
"word": "specific"
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"code": "ru",
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"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "jávnyj",
"sense": "explicit or definite",
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"word": "я́вный"
},
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],
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"roman": "specifíčeskij",
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"word": "специфи́ческий"
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"ipa": "/spɛkˈsi.fɪk/",
"tags": [
"Hong-Kong"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "distinguishing attribute",
"word": "erityispiirre"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "distinguishing attribute",
"word": "ominaispiirre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distinguishing attribute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Spezifik"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distinguishing attribute",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Spezifikum"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "distinguishing attribute",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Besonderheit"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "distinguishing attribute",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "specific"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "distinguishing part of a toponym",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spécifique"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "(in the plural) the details; particulars",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "especificidades"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "(in the plural) the details; particulars",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "detalles"
}
],
"word": "specific"
}
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: bioscience, taxonomy",
"path": [
"specific"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "specific",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: bioscience, taxonomy",
"path": [
"specific"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "adjective",
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"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: toponymy",
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"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
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