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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "episykli"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "épicycle"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "Epizykel"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "אפיציקל"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aukahringur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hjáhringur"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "epiciklo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "epiciclo"
},
{
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "episiklu"
},
{
"code": "kea",
"lang": "Kabuverdianu",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "epiciclo"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "adhicakraṁ",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "അധിചക്രം"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "far-chiarkyl"
},
{
"code": "pal",
"lang": "Middle Persian",
"note": "[script needed] (ywg /ǰuγ/)",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "episyklus"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tadvir",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "تدویر"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "falak-e tadvir",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "فلک تدویر"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epiciclo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "epicikl",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "эпицикл"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "epicyklus"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epiciclo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle",
"word": "epicykel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle",
"word": "episykli"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "any circle whose circumference rolls around that of another circle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "far-chiarkyl"
}
],
"word": "epicycle"
}
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