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"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "avestâyi",
"sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
"word": "اوستایی"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "awestyjski"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
"word": "avestic"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "avestíjskij",
"sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
"word": "авести́йский"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of or pertaining to Avesta",
"word": "avestisk"
}
],
"word": "Avestan"
}
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