See split-second on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "akimirka"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ułamek sekundy"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"word": "salise"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"word": "chớp mắt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"word": "nháy mắt"
},
{
"alt": "刹那",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"word": "sát na"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"word": "tích tắc"
},
{
"alt": "即刻",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"word": "tức khắc"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "fraction of a second; very short time period",
"word": "òjijì"
}
],
"word": "split-second"
}
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