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"word": "ალფა კენტავრი"
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"word": "ケンタウルス座アルファ星"
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},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
"word": "อัลฟาคนครึ่งม้า"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
"word": "Alfa Centauri"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
"word": "Nam Môn Nhị"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus",
"word": "Alpha Centauri"
}
],
"word": "Alpha Centauri"
}
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