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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "utráta illjúzij",
"sense": "act of freeing from an illusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "утра́та иллю́зий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krušénije illjúzij",
"sense": "act of freeing from an illusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "круше́ние иллю́зий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "act of freeing from an illusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "desilusión"
}
],
"word": "disillusionment"
}
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