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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"word": "მრავალმხრივობა"
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
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"word": "versatilitat"
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"word": "monipuolisuus"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
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"word": "polyvalence"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "versatilidade"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mravalmxrivoba",
"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"word": "მრავალმხრივობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mravalperovneba",
"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"word": "მრავალფეროვნება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mravalpunkcionaluroba",
"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"word": "მრავალფუნქციონალურობა"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Vielseitigkeit"
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Einsatzvielfalt"
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
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"word": "vielseitige Anwendbarkeit"
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Flexibilität"
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"word": "versatilitate"
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"note": "of tool, ingredient",
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
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"code": "mk",
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"sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
"tags": [
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"word": "mångsidighet"
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"word": "ombytlighet"
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