See subsidence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "sinking of ground",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἵζημα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "sinking of ground",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "subsidenza"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "sinking of ground",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "subsidência"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "sinking of ground",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "subsidencia"
}
],
"word": "subsidence"
}
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