See DIY in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "tee-ise"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of or pertaining to do it yourself",
"word": "tee-se-itse"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of or pertaining to do it yourself",
"word": "barkács-"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of or pertaining to do it yourself",
"word": "fai da te"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svoimi rukami",
"sense": "of or pertaining to do it yourself",
"word": "своими руками"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of or pertaining to do it yourself",
"word": "gör-det-själv-"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"DIY"
],
"word": "DIY"
}
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"path": [
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"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "DIY",
"trace": ""
}
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