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},
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"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ṭiṅkar bel",
"sense": "fictional fairy",
"word": "టింకర్ బెల్"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"J. M. Barrie",
"Peter and Wendy"
],
"word": "Tinkerbell"
}
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