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"sense": "factor conducive to superiority or success",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "преиму́щество"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "fóra",
"sense": "factor conducive to superiority or success",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"feminine"
],
"word": "фо́ра"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "factor conducive to superiority or success",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ventaja"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "factor conducive to superiority or success",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ventaje (disused)"
}
],
"word": "head start"
}
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