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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "módnoje slóvo",
"sense": "word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "мо́дное сло́во"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon",
"word": "palabra de moda"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "buzzword"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon",
"word": "moda sözcük"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon",
"word": "tutulan sözcük"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon",
"word": "moda kelime"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon",
"word": "tutulan kelime"
}
],
"word": "buzzword"
}
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