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"roman": "Jápet",
"sense": "the Titan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Я́пет"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the Titan",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jápeto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"word": "Japetus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Japet"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Japetus"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Iapetus"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "Iapetós",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ιαπετός"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Giapeto"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Japet"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"word": "Jápeto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Jápet",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Я́пет"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the moon of Saturn",
"word": "Jápeto"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Iapetus"
],
"word": "Iapetus"
}
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