"operation" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "operation",
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    {
      "form": "operations",
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The doctors performed the operation in three hours."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "An operation is a medical process, often opening the human body."
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The Army operation was a success."
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      "glosses": [
        "An operation is an action of a group of people working for a goal (often military)."
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The company's East Coast operation was bigger than its West Coast operation."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "An operation is part or all of a business. (often plural)"
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The plus symbol is used to perform a specific operation in maths which is addition."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An operation is a symbol that is used to perform a specific operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) in maths."
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      "ipa": "/ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/",
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      "form": "operation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "operations",
      "tags": [
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    {
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        {
          "text": "The doctors performed the operation in three hours."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An operation is a medical process, often opening the human body."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The Army operation was a success."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An operation is an action of a group of people working for a goal (often military)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The company's East Coast operation was bigger than its West Coast operation."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An operation is part or all of a business. (often plural)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Mathematics"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The plus symbol is used to perform a specific operation in maths which is addition."
        }
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