See intricacy on Wiktionary
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that which is intricate or involved",
"word": "koukero"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "motsure",
"sense": "that which is intricate or involved",
"word": "もつれ"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "that which is intricate or involved",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "vericuetos"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "that which is intricate or involved",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "entresijos"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "that which is intricate or involved",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laberinto"
}
],
"word": "intricacy"
}
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