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"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "jonggyo gaehyeok",
"sense": "religious movement",
"word": "종교 개혁"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "refōrmātiō"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"lang_code": "nrf",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Réformâtion"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "reformacja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Reforma Protestante"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "Reformácija",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Реформа́ция"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "an t-Ath-leasachadh"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Reforma protestante"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "religious movement",
"word": "Repormasyon"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "religious movement",
"word": "Cải cách Kháng nghị"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "religious movement",
"word": "Cải cách Tin Lành"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Diwygiad"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "religious movement",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Diwygiad Protestannaidd"
}
],
"word": "Reformation"
}
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