See staircase on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2011, “13 Candles”, performed by Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats:",
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"word": "scala"
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"_dis1": "86 14 0",
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"lang_code": "ga",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "staighre"
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"_dis1": "86 14 0",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "stairway",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "scalinata"
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"_dis1": "86 14 0",
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],
"word": "tromba delle scale"
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"_dis1": "86 14 0",
"alt": "きざはし",
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"word": "階"
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"_dis1": "86 14 0",
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"lang": "Kazakh",
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"word": "саты"
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"_dis1": "86 14 0",
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"word": "басқыш"
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"_dis1": "86 14 0",
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"lang": "Khmer",
"lang_code": "km",
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"sense": "stairway",
"word": "ជណ្ដើរ"
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"_dis1": "86 14 0",
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