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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "resembling a cavern",
"word": "areare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "resembling a cavern",
"word": "cavernoso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "resembling a cavern",
"word": "cavernoso"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "having many caverns",
"word": "caverneux"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "spilaiódis",
"sense": "having many caverns",
"word": "σπηλαιώδης"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "having many caverns",
"word": "cavernous"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having many caverns",
"word": "cavernoso"
}
],
"word": "cavernous"
}
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