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"_dis1": "29 31 29 6 5",
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"_dis1": "29 31 29 6 5",
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],
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"_dis1": "29 31 29 6 5",
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"_dis1": "29 31 29 6 5",
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"_dis1": "29 31 29 6 5",
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"_dis1": "29 31 29 6 5",
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"_dis1": "29 31 29 6 5",
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"_dis1": "29 31 29 6 5",
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"roman": "aṣ-ṣawm al-ʔarbaʕīniyy",
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"tags": [
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"roman": "Mec Pahkʿ",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "Մեծ Պահք"
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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"code": "rup",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "pãreasinj"
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"roman": "ṣāwmā d-arbʿī",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ"
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"code": "aii",
"lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
"roman": "ṣāwmā gurā",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ"
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"code": "ast",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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"word": "Cuaresma"
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"code": "eu",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"inanimate"
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"word": "Garizuma"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "Vjalíki póst",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Вялі́кі по́ст"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "Velík póst",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Вели́к по́ст"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"tags": [
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"word": "Quaresma"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "大齋期"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dàizhāiqī",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "大斋期"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sìxúnjié",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "四旬节"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "四旬節"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "四旬节"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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"word": "velký půst"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "postní doba"
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"code": "gur",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "nõor-lʋa"
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{
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "paastonaika"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "suuri paasto"
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{
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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{
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{
"code": "fur",
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "coresma"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "didi marxva",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "დიდი მარხვა"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "Sarakostí",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Σαρακοστή"
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{
"code": "haw",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "Kalema"
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{
"code": "he",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "nagyböjt"
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{
"code": "io",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "karesmo"
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{
"code": "izh",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "Suurpyhä"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "Carghas"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Quaresima"
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{
"alt": "しじゅんせつ",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "shijunsetsu",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "四旬節"
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{
"alt": "四旬節",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sasunjeol",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "사순절"
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{
"code": "lld",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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"word": "carëisema"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "quādrāgēsima"
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{
"code": "lv",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Lielais gavēnis"
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{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Gavėnia"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Faaschtenzäit"
},
{
"code": "ms",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "Pra-Paskah"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "Randan"
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{
"code": "mhn",
"lang": "Mòcheno",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "Vòst"
},
{
"code": "mos",
"lang": "Moore",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "no-loeere"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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"masculine"
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"word": "Tchithême"
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{
"code": "nb",
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"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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"word": "faste"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "fastetid"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "langfaste"
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "langfaste"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "caresma"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čelle ruze",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "چله روزه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Wielki Post"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "quaresma"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "postul mare"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "postul Paștelui"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "postul Paștilor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "păresimi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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"plural"
],
"word": "Păresimi"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "curaisma"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "cureisma"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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"word": "curesma"
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"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Velíkij post",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Вели́кий пост"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "caresima"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Carghas"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "коризма"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
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"word": "Велики пост"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "korizma"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Veliki post"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Quarèsima"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Veľký pôst"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "véliki pôst"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spót"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spótny cas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Cuaresma"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "kwaresima"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fastan"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "påskfastan"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "Büyük Perhiz"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "Velýkyj pist",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Вели́кий піст"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cuaréxema"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "quaresima"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"word": "Mùa Chay"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cwareme"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "Christian period of penitence before Easter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Grawys"
}
],
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],
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}
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"en:Easter",
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"msg": "''A period of the ecclesiastical'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
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