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"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
"word": "超級單體"
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"roman": "chāodàbāo",
"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
"word": "超大胞"
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"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
"word": "超級胞"
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"word": "supercellule"
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"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
"word": "szupercella"
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"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
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"word": "supercella"
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"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
"word": "슈퍼셀"
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"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
"word": "توفان چرخشی"
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"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
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"word": "supercélula"
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"roman": "superʺjačejka",
"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
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"sense": "severe thunderstorm",
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