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"etymology_text": "From taper and off.",
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"sense": "diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.",
"word": "nachlassen"
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"word": "fogyatkozik"
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"sense": "diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.",
"word": "csillapodik"
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"sense": "diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.",
"word": "calare"
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