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"feminine"
],
"word": "tramposería"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kōṭṭam",
"sense": "state of being crooked",
"word": "கோட்டம்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "vaḷaivu",
"sense": "state of being crooked",
"word": "வளைவு"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "koṭumai",
"sense": "state of being crooked",
"word": "கொடுமை"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vakratvamu",
"sense": "state of being crooked",
"word": "వక్రత్వము"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vaṅkaratanamu",
"sense": "state of being crooked",
"word": "వంకరతనము"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vaṅka",
"sense": "state of being crooked",
"word": "వంక"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vaṅkara",
"sense": "state of being crooked",
"word": "వంకర"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ṭoṅku",
"sense": "state of being crooked",
"word": "టొంకు"
}
],
"word": "crookedness"
}
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