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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "cubical mechanical puzzle",
"word": "lập phương Rubik"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "cubical mechanical puzzle",
"word": "khối Rubik"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "cubical mechanical puzzle",
"word": "Rubik"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "rubiks kub",
"sense": "cubical mechanical puzzle",
"word": "רוביקס קוב"
}
],
"word": "Rubik's cube"
}
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