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"sense": "an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light",
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"sense": "an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light",
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"sense": "an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light",
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"sense": "an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light",
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"sense": "an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light",
"word": "アーク灯"
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"sense": "an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light",
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"sense": "an electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light",
"word": "båglampa"
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