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"word": "σήμα της ειρήνης"
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"A gesture of contempt or insult made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm inwards; apocryphally originated by English bowmen at Agincourt (in actuality attested only from 1901)."
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"sense": "sign of victory",
"word": "voitonmerkki"
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"sense": "sign of victory",
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"word": "signe V"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sign of victory",
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"word": "Victory-Zeichen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sign of victory",
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"word": "V-Zeichen"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "sign of victory",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σήμα της ειρήνης"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "buisain",
"sense": "sign of victory",
"word": "Vサイン"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "pīsu sain",
"sense": "sign of victory",
"word": "ピースサイン"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "pīsu",
"sense": "sign of victory",
"word": "ピース"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sign of victory",
"tags": [
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"word": "V-tecken"
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