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"The shell around an egg."
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"sense": "object",
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"alt": "daan⁶⁻² hok³",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"feminine"
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"roman": "avgótsouflo",
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"word": "αβγότσουφλο"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"sense": "object",
"word": "tojáshéj"
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"feminine"
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{
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{
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"tags": [
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"word": "blaosc uibhe"
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"word": "guscio d'uovo"
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"sense": "object",
"word": "សំបកពង"
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"roman": "dalgyal kkeopjil",
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"alt": "卵殼",
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"roman": "nan'gak",
"sense": "object",
"word": "난각"
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyeran kkeopjil",
"sense": "object",
"word": "계란 껍질"
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"word": "qoxra tal-bajd"
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"tags": [
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"word": "skorupka jajka"
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"word": "casca de ovo"
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{
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{
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"roman": "tamago no kara",
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