See Nemesis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "네메시스"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Nemesis"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Nemezis"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Brazilian Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Nêmesis"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "European Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Némesis"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Nemesis"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "Nemezída",
"sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Немези́да"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Némesis"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "Greek goddess of retribution",
"word": "Nemesis"
}
],
"word": "Nemesis"
}
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