See clerk on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act 4, scene 1]:",
"text": "God save the King! Will no man say, amen? / Am I both priest and clerk? Well then, amen.",
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}
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],
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"(archaic) In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk and Bible clerk)."
],
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"archaic"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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"A cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is \"Clerk in Holy Orders\", still used in legal documents and cherished by some of their number)."
],
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"(dated) A cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is \"Clerk in Holy Orders\", still used in legal documents and cherished by some of their number)."
],
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"dated"
],
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"_dis1": "2 7 2 2 2 2 3 79 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "cleric or clergyman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "cleric or clergyman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crego"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 2 2 2 2 3 79 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cleric or clergyman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "clérigo"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 2 2 2 2 3 79 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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}
]
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{
"text": "13th century, Traditional carol,\nAnd all was for an appel, an appel that he toke/As clerkès finden written in their boke."
}
],
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"A scholar."
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[
"scholar",
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"(obsolete) A scholar."
],
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"obsolete"
]
}
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/klɝk/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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},
{
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/klɜːk/",
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"General-Australian"
]
},
{
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},
{
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{
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},
{
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},
{
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"word": "scribe"
},
{
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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],
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}
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{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "af",
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"word": "klerk"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ar",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "klerk",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "կլերկ"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
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{
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"lang": "Armenian",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "գրագիր"
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{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kljerk",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "клерк"
},
{
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"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "službóvjec",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "службо́вец"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "службо́ўка"
},
{
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"code": "be",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "слу́жачы"
},
{
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "slúžačaja",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "слу́жачая"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "činóvnik",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "чино́вник"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "činóvnica",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "чино́вница"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "činóvnička",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "care:",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "စာရေး"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "oficinista"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "йохкархо"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ny",
"lang": "Chichewa",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "kalaliki"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "書記"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shūjì",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "书记"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "店員"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diànyuán",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "店员"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "營業員"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yíngyèyuán",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "营业员"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "文員"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wényuán",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "文员"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "úředník"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "úřednice"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kontorassistent"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kontorfunktionær"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ekspedient"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ekspeditrice"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "klerk"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bediende"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "eo",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "komizo"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "oficisto"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "aktisto"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "konttoristi"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "virkailija"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "greffier"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "greffière"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "segredario"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escribán"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escrebente"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tinelista"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carteleiro"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Büroangestellte"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Angestellte"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Buchhalter"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bürokaufmann"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Bürokauffrau"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gerichtsschreiber"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Schreiber"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Kontorist"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kontoristin"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypállilos",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "υπάλληλος"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "grc",
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"roman": "grammateús",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "γραμματεύς"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "pakíd",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "פָּקִיד"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "pkida",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "פקידה"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "klark",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "क्लर्क"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bābū",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "बाबू"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "hivatalnok"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "irodai dolgozó"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "skrifstofumaður"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "klerko"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cléireach"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "impiegato"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "impiegata"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"alt": "じむいん",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "jimuin",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "事務員"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"alt": "てんいん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ten'in",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "店員"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"alt": "しょき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shoki",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "書記"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"alt": "事務員",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "samuwon",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "사무원"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"alt": "書記",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seogi",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "서기"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"alt": "店員",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeomwon",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "점원"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scrība"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "luo",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "karan"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "slúžbenik",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "слу́жбеник"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "službenička",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "службеничка"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "čínovnik",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "чи́новник"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "činovnička",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "чиновничка"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pisar",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "писар"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 20 20 20 20 0 1 1 0",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
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},
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "գրագիր"
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"tags": [
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"word": "စာရေး"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "營業員"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "yíngyèyuán",
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{
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"code": "cs",
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{
"code": "da",
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{
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{
"code": "da",
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{
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{
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{
"code": "gl",
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{
"code": "gl",
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{
"code": "gl",
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"word": "escrebente"
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{
"code": "gl",
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{
"code": "gl",
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{
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"code": "de",
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],
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],
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{
"code": "de",
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],
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],
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
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{
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "hivatalnok"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"tags": [
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],
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"alt": "じむいん",
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"sense": "one working with records etc.",
"word": "事務員"
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