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"word": "alternāns"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "kīnakinaki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "alternante"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pereménnyj",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "переме́нный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "čeredújuščijsja",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "череду́ющийся"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "popereménnyj",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "попереме́нный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "alternante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "alterno"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "alternativo"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "bob yn ail"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "such that it alternates",
"word": "eiledol"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "math, knot theory",
"word": "vuorotteleva"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "znakopromenliv",
"sense": "math, series theory",
"word": "знакопроменлив"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "math, series theory",
"word": "vuorotteleva"
}
],
"word": "alternating"
}
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