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"sense": "attributive use of surname",
"translation": "Plank",
"word": "Планк"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "unit of measure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jednostka Plancka"
}
],
"word": "Planck"
}
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