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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "交流發電機"
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"roman": "jiāoliú fādiànjī",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "wisselstroomgenerator"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"roman": "ʼupaʼkɑɑchlah",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "ឧបករណ៍ឆ្លាស់"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "pukuhiko hohoko"
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "alternatör"
},
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "máy dao điện"
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "交流發電機"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "jiāoliú fādiànjī",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "交流发电机"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "alternátor"
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "alternator"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "wisselstroomgenerator"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "vaihtovirtageneraattori"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "vaihtovirtalaturi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"tags": [
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"word": "alternateur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"tags": [
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"word": "Lichtmaschine"
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"tags": [
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"word": "εναλλακτήρας"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"tags": [
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"word": "ailtéarnóir"
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "ʼupaʼkɑɑchlah",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "ឧបករណ៍ឆ្លាស់"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "pukuhiko hohoko"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "alternator"
},
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"word": "alternador"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
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"word": "generator de curent alternativ"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"tags": [
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"word": "alternador"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "alternatör"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"word": "máy dao điện"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "an electric generator which produces alternating current",
"tags": [
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