See bullion on Wiktionary
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"word": "jalometalli"
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"word": "sijoitusmetalli"
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"sense": "bulk quantity of precious metal",
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"word": "شمش"
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"sense": "bulk quantity of precious metal",
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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