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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to treat with acupuncture",
"word": "hoitaa akupunktiolla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to treat with acupuncture",
"word": "antaa akupunktiohoitoa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to treat with acupuncture",
"word": "acupunturar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "délatʹ igloukályvanije",
"sense": "to treat with acupuncture",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "де́лать иглоука́лывание"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "délatʹ akupunktúru",
"sense": "to treat with acupuncture",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "де́лать акупункту́ру"
}
],
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"acupuncture"
],
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}
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}
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}
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"acupuncture#English"
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],
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]
}
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"ipa": "/a.ky.pɔ̃k.tyʁ/"
},
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"audio": "Fr-acupuncture.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/Fr-acupuncture.ogg/Fr-acupuncture.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Fr-acupuncture.ogg"
}
],
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{
"english": "post-1990 spelling",
"word": "acuponcture"
}
],
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}
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