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"word": "меду́за"
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"feminine"
],
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},
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{
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{
"code": "fr",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "de",
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"feminine"
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},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "μέδουσα"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "io",
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},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "cnidarian",
"word": "meduza"
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{
"code": "it",
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{
"code": "la",
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{
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"code": "lt",
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"sense": "cnidarian",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "медуза"
},
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "medúza",
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"feminine"
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},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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"feminine"
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"word": "меду́за"
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
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"a jellyfish"
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"feminine"
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