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"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "dezinformácija",
"sense": "intentionally false information",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "дезинформа́ция"
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"sense": "intentionally false information",
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "intentionally false information",
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"word": "desinformación"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "intentionally false information",
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"code": "tg",
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"roman": "ma'lumot-i durüġ",
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"code": "uz",
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