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"word": "ਚਾਨਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ"
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},
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "physics of light and vision",
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"sense": "physics of light and vision",
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"code": "so",
"lang": "Somali",
"sense": "physics of light and vision",
"word": "araga"
},
{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "physics of light and vision",
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"code": "tl",
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},
{
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"code": "te",
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"sense": "physics of light and vision",
"word": "కాంతిశాస్త్రము"
},
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"roman": "táts-ná-sàat",
"sense": "physics of light and vision",
"word": "ทรรศนศาสตร์"
},
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"feminine"
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"alt": "光學",
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"word": "quang học"
},
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"feminine"
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"code": "wo",
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"word": "ngiste"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "optika",
"sense": "the light-related aspects of a device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "óptika",
"sense": "the light-related aspects of a device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "אופטיקה"
},
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the light-related aspects of a device",
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],
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},
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"feminine"
],
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}
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