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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trigonometri"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "trigonometria"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mosalasât",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "مثلثات"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "trygonometria"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "trigonometria"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "trigonometrie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "trigonométrija",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "тригономе́трия"
},
{
"code": "sd",
"lang": "Sindhi",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ٽِڪُنڊپيمائِش"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "trigonometria"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "trigonometría"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "trigonometri"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "tatsihaan"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "mukkōṇaviyal",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "முக்கோணவியல்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "tirikōṇamiti",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "திரிகோணமிதி"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "trikōṇamiti",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "త్రికోణమితి"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtrii-goon-mí-dtì",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "ตรีโกณมิติ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "trigonometri"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "trigonometriýa"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tryhonométrija",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "тригономе́трія"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "trigonometriya"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "lượng giác học"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "trigonometreg"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "trigonometrye",
"sense": "branch of mathematics",
"word": "טריגאָנאָמעטריע"
}
],
"word": "trigonometry"
}
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