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"sense": "faint light",
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"sense": "faint light",
"word": "კრთომა"
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"sense": "faint light",
"word": "lampaluxi"
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"sense": "shine with faint unsteady light",
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "aṙkaycel",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "առկայծել"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "mǎždukam",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "мъждукам"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "tuikkia"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "kajastaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "émettre une lueur"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cimcimebs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "ციმციმებს"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ielvebs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "იელვებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳrtis",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კრთის"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳrteba",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კრთება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "bžuṭavs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "ბჟუტავს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "cialebs",
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"word": "ციალებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ḳamḳamebs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კამკამებს"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳiapobs",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "კიაფობს"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "glimmern"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ṭimṭimānā",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "टिमटिमाना"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "tīramarama"
},
{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "glimte"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "skimre"
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{
"code": "no",
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"sense": "to shine with faint unsteady light",
"word": "blinke"
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"word": "კრთომა"
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"word": "ბჟუტვა"
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{
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"uncountable"
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}
],
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},
{
"word": "prakt"
},
{
"word": "herlighet"
},
{
"sense": "sense 2",
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},
{
"word": "mica"
},
{
"word": "mikanitt"
}
],
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}
{
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"word": "glimmerskifer"
},
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],
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}
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{
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{
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"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
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}
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{
"categories": [
"Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
"Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
"Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns",
"Norwegian Nynorsk nouns",
"Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German",
"Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples",
"Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns",
"nn:Minerals"
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}
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"mica"
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[
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{
"word": "mica"
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{
"word": "mikanitt"
}
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}
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"Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
"Swedish lemmas",
"Swedish links with redundant wikilinks",
"Swedish neuter nouns",
"Swedish nouns",
"Swedish terms borrowed from German",
"Swedish terms derived from German"
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"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
"sc": "",
"sort": "",
"tr": "",
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"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
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{
"form": "sv-noun-unc-irreg-c",
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"inflection-template"
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{
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"indefinite",
"nominative",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
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"definite",
"nominative",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"form": "glimmers",
"source": "declension",
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"genitive",
"indefinite",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
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"definite",
"genitive",
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"3": "",
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"head": "",
"sort": ""
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],
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"mica"
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[
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"mineralogy"
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"mica"
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],
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],
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"common-gender"
],
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"geography",
"geology",
"mineralogy",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences"
]
}
],
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}
{
"categories": [
"Swedish deverbals",
"Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
"Swedish lemmas",
"Swedish neuter nouns",
"Swedish nouns"
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "glimra"
},
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"name": "deverbal"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "glimmer",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "glimret",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "glimmer",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "glimren",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "glimmers",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "glimrets",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "glimmers",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "glimrens",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
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"2": "nouns",
"3": "",
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"head": "",
"sort": ""
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},
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"args": {
"1": "n"
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{
"args": {
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"lang_code": "sv",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
"Swedish terms with rare senses"
],
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"shine, gloss, sheen, radiance"
],
"links": [
[
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],
[
"gloss",
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[
"sheen",
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[
"radiance",
"radiance"
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{
"word": "glans"
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{
"word": "skimmer"
}
],
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"neuter",
"rare"
]
}
],
"word": "glimmer"
}
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