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"sense": "pertaining to utilitarianism",
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"sense": "practical and functional, not just for show",
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"John Stuart Mill"
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"code": "ca",
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"word": "utilitària"
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"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
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"word": "utilitarist"
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"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
"word": "utilitaristi"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
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"feminine",
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"word": "utilitariste"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Utilitarist"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ofelimistís",
"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
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"masculine"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
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"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
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"sense": "Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.",
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"John Galt (novelist)",
"John Stuart Mill"
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}
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