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"definite",
"feminine",
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "diatonic",
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"dative",
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"indefinite",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "diatonice",
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"dative",
"feminine",
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"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"dative",
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"indefinite",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "diatonice",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "diatonicului",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"genitive",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "diatonicei",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"definite",
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "diatonicilor",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "diatonicelor",
"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"feminine",
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
}
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"expansion": "diatonic m or n (feminine singular diatonică, masculine plural diatonici, feminine and neuter plural diatonice)",
"name": "ro-adj"
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"lang": "Romanian",
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{
"categories": [
"Romanian adjectives",
"Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
"Romanian lemmas",
"Romanian terms borrowed from French",
"Romanian terms borrowed from Latin",
"Romanian terms derived from French",
"Romanian terms derived from Latin",
"ro:Music"
],
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"diatonic"
],
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
],
[
"diatonic",
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]
],
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],
"tags": [
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],
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"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
}
],
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}
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