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"hypernyms": [
{
"word": "VA"
}
],
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"categories": [
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
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"mul:Physics"
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"glosses": [
"volt-ampere reactive"
],
"links": [
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"physics",
"physics"
],
[
"volt",
"volt"
],
[
"ampere",
"ampere"
],
[
"reactive",
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]
],
"qualifier": "electrics",
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"(physics, electrics) volt-ampere reactive"
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}
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"word": "VAR"
}
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