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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "especulatiu"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "spekulativní"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "speculatief"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "pohdiskeleva"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "järkeilevä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "spekulatiivinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "spéculatif"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "especulativo"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "spekulativ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anapódeiktos",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "αναπόδεικτος"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "spekulema"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "speculativo"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "alyp-satarlyq",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "алып-сатарлық"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "spekulativ"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "spekulativ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "spekulatywny"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "umozrítelʹnyj",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "умозри́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spekuljatívnyj",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "спекуляти́вный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "especulativo"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spekuljatývnyj",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "спекуляти́вний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "umohljádnyj",
"sense": "characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions",
"word": "умогля́дний"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pertaining to financial speculation",
"word": "keinotteleva"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pertaining to financial speculation",
"word": "keinottelu-"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pertaining to financial speculation",
"word": "keplotteleva"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pertaining to financial speculation",
"word": "keplottelu-"
}
],
"word": "speculative"
}
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