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"word": "sansinukbin"
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{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "jàk-grà-waan",
"sense": "of or pertaining to the universe",
"word": "จักรวาล"
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"word": "համամարդկային"
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"word": "универсален"
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{
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"word": "universal"
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"code": "cmn",
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"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "pǔbiàn",
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"word": "普遍"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "quántǐ de",
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"word": "全體的 /全体的"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"sense": "common to all members of a group or class",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "common to all members of a group or class",
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{
"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"word": "universel"
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"code": "grc",
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "common to all members of a group or class",
"word": "comhchoiteann"
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"code": "ja",
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"word": "普遍的"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
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"word": "보편적"
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"code": "la",
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "common to all members of a group or class",
"word": "powszechny"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
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"sense": "common to all members of a group or class",
"word": "universal"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
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"word": "всео́бщий"
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{
"code": "sl",
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"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "common to all members of a group or class",
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
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"sense": "common to all members of a group or class",
"word": "สากล"
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{
"code": "tr",
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"code": "hy",
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"word": "համամարդկային"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
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"word": "համընդհանուր"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "ahúlʹny",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "агу́льны"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "vseóbšt",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "всео́бщ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "quánshìjiè de",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "全世界的"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universeel"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "wereldwijd"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universala"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "maailmanlaajuinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universel"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universal"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "weltweit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "Welt-"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universell"
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"code": "el",
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"code": "is",
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"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "algildur"
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"code": "ga",
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"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "uilechoiteann"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
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"word": "世界的"
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{
"alt": "世界的",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "segyejeok",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "세계적"
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{
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "jeonsegyejeok",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "전세계적"
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{
"alt": "全地球的",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "jeonjigujeok",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "전지구적"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "ūniversālis"
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"code": "ms",
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"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "sejagat"
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{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universal"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universal"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "vseóbščij",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "всео́бщий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "globálʹnyj",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "глоба́льный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "vsestorónnij",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "всесторо́нний"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"word": "всеми́рный"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "obščečelovéčeskij",
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"word": "общечелове́ческий"
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "všeľudský"
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "univerzalen"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universal"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "universell"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "sǎa-gon",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "สากล"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "evrensel"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"lang_code": "yi",
"roman": "alveltlekh",
"sense": "common to all society, world-wide",
"word": "אַלוועלטלעך"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "kosmičeski",
"sense": "cosmic, unlimited",
"word": "космически"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "wúxiàn",
"sense": "cosmic, unlimited",
"word": "無限 /无限"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "wúqióng",
"sense": "cosmic, unlimited",
"word": "無窮 /无穷"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "cosmic, unlimited",
"word": "rajaton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "cosmic, unlimited",
"word": "ääretön"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
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"word": "kosmisch"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"lang_code": "ja",
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"word": "無限"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
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"sense": "cosmic, unlimited",
"word": "무한(無限)한"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"word": "universal"
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"code": "ru",
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"lang_code": "ru",
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"word": "вселе́нский"
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "косми́ческий"
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"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
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"word": "universal"
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{
"code": "th",
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"lang_code": "th",
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"code": "bg",
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"lang_code": "bg",
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"word": "универсален"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "wànyòng",
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"word": "萬用 /万用"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"lang_code": "cmn",
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"code": "cs",
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"word": "univerzální"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "universeel"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "yleis-"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "yleiskäyttöinen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "universell"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "Universal-"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "All-"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "pagkósmios",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "παγκόσμιος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "univerzális"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "alhliða"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "bannō",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "万能"
},
{
"alt": "汎用",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "beomyong",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "범용"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "uniwersalny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "universal"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "universálʹnyj",
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"word": "универса́льный"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
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"word": "всесторо́нний"
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"code": "sl",
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"word": "univerzalen"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "universal"
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"code": "sv",
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"word": "omfattande"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "à-nêek-bprà-sǒng",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "อเนกประสงค์"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "evrensel"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "çok amaçlı"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "universálʹnyj",
"sense": "useful for many purposes",
"word": "універса́льний"
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"Terms with Yiddish translations"
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"text": "Empiricism was similarly a response to this loss of universals—a radically contingent world with no underlying order must constantly be studied and tested—and made God himself unnecessary: divine spirit and human spirit were alien enough to each other that they could function without taking each other into account.",
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"(philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common."
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "kulliyya",
"sense": "A property that particular things have in common.",
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"sense": "A property that particular things have in common.",
"word": "yleiskäsite"
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "A property that particular things have in common.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "vseóbščeje",
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}
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}
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