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Etymology edit

Likely a borrowing from Church Slavonic. Composed as of -боро́ть (-borótʹ) +‎ -е́ние (-énije) (an irregular construction, as the expected form based on this verb would be *боро́тие (*borótije)).

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боре́ние (borénijen inan (genitive боре́ния, nominative plural боре́ния, genitive plural боре́ний)

  1. (literary or poetic) struggle, fight, confrontation

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