See Melchior in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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],
"word": "Mirchiorri"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Melchor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "Melker"
}
],
"word": "Melchior"
}
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