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A labour-saving device or service making a task easier or more efficient to perform than by traditional methods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mod con
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
現代化生活設備 /现代化生活设备
(xiàndàihuà shēnghuó shèbèi)
— device or service
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Dutch:
modern gemak
— device or service
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Finnish:
nykyajan mukavuus
— device or service
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Hungarian:
komfort
— device or service
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Hungarian:
a modern kor vívmányai
— device or service
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Hungarian:
modern kényelmi kellék
— device or service
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Hungarian:
összkomfort
— device or service
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Polish:
nowoczesne udogodnienie do domu
— device or service