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{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Tresa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "female given name",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Teresa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Teresia"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Therese"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "Têrêsa"
}
],
"word": "Teresa"
}
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