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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "altsteinzeitlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "paläolithisch"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "palaiolithikós",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "παλαιολιθικός"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"lang_code": "hi",
"roman": "purāpāṣāṇ",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "पुरापाषाण"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "Pailéiliteach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "paleolitico"
},
{
"alt": "舊石器時代",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "Guseokgi sidae",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "구석기 시대"
},
{
"alt": "舊石器",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "Guseokgi",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "구석기"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "paleolityczny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "paleolítico"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "paleolitíčeskij",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "палеолити́ческий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "paleolítico"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "paleolitisk"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "paleolitýčnyj",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "палеоліти́чний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "davnʹokamʺjanýj",
"sense": "of or referring to the Old Stone Age",
"word": "давньокам'яни́й"
}
],
"word": "Paleolithic"
}
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