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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "a hole burrowed by a worm",
"word": "蟲洞"
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"code": "cmn",
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"neuter"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "a hole burrowed by a worm",
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"word": "ثَقْب دُودِيّ"
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"sense": "a shortcut between distant parts of space",
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "a shortcut between distant parts of space",
"word": "lỗ sâu"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a shortcut between distant parts of space",
"word": "lỗ giun"
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