See Lich on Wiktionary
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"A neutron star in Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; The first star, a pulsar, at which exoplanets were discovered."
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"(astronomy) A neutron star in Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; The first star, a pulsar, at which exoplanets were discovered."
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"word": "PSR B1257+12"
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"word": "Lich"
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"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *leyg-\nProto-Germanic *līką\nProto-West Germanic *līk\nOld High German līh\nMiddle High German līche\nCentral Franconian Lich\nInherited from Middle High German līche, from Old High German līh, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.",
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"(most dialects of Ripuarian) corpse (dead human body)"
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},
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"(astronomy) A neutron star in Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; The first star, a pulsar, at which exoplanets were discovered."
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