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"roman": "lozarska nožica",
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"word": "tallante"
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"word": "Schere"
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"feminine"
],
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"code": "he",
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"word": "cesoie"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "forbice"
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"code": "it",
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"alt": "はさみ",
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"sense": "tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges",
"word": "鋏"
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"word": "dzirkles"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges",
"word": "kutikuti"
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"code": "ota",
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"word": "مقص"
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"code": "fa",
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"sense": "tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges",
"word": "دوکارد"
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"code": "pdt",
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"sense": "tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges",
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"word": "Schea"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges",
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"word": "nożyce"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "tesoura de tosquiar"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges",
"word": "foarfece"
},
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"alt": "больши́е",
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"plural"
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"word": "но́жницы"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "cizalla"
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"word": "قیچی"
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"tags": [
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"word": "timešraḍ"
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"code": "vec",
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"word": "sixore"
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