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"word": "катастрафі́чны"
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"roman": "zāinàn de",
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"word": "災難的 /灾难的"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
"word": "catastrófico"
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"roman": "ḳaṭasṭropuli",
"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
"word": "კატასტროფული"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
"word": "katastrofalny"
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
"word": "catastrófico"
},
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
"word": "catastrofic"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
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"word": "катастрофі́чний"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a catastrophe",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
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"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "zhāozhì dàhuò de",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
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"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "bēicǎn de",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "katastrofický"
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{
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "catastrofaal"
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{
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "hukatuslik"
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "katastrofaalinen"
},
{
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "catastrophique"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "désastreux"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "catastrófico"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "desastroso"
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"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "ḳaṭasṭropuli",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "კატასტროფული"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "katastrophal"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "katasztrofális"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
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"roman": "bichamhan",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "비참한"
},
{
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"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "katastrofalny"
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"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "catastrófico"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "catastrofic"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "dezastruos"
},
{
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "катастрофи́ческий"
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"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "bédstvennyj",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "бе́дственный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "gíbelʹnyj",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "ги́бельный"
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "catastrófico"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "desastroso"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "katastrofíčnyj",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "катастрофі́чний"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"lang_code": "vo",
"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "katastrofik"
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{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
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"sense": "disastrous; ruinous",
"word": "trychinebus"
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