See polycule on Wiktionary
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"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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"text": "-"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒlɪkjuːl"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"lang_code": "eu",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"word": "polikulo"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícula"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "polycuul"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"word": "amkonstelacio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"word": "polykuvio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"word": "moniskunta"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "ṗoliḳula",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"word": "პოლიკულა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Polykül"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"lang_code": "he",
"roman": "políkula",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "פוליקולה"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícula"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polículo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polícula"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping relationships",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polículo"
}
],
"word": "polycule"
}
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