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"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "kateb",
"sense": "any sacred writings",
"tags": [
"Gurmukhi",
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "ਕਤੇਬ"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "kateb",
"sense": "any sacred writings",
"tags": [
"Shahmukhi",
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "کَتیب"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "any sacred writings",
"word": "śāstär"
}
],
"word": "Holy Writ"
}
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