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"word": "鐵絲網"
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"sense": "mesh of wire",
"word": "鐵絲網"
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"roman": "tiěsīwǎng",
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"word": "铁丝网"
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"sense": "mesh of wire",
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"sense": "mesh of wire",
"word": "grillage"
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"word": "Hühnerdraht"
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"word": "Sechseckgeflecht"
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"sense": "mesh of wire",
"word": "rejilla"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "mesh of wire",
"tags": [
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"word": "hönsnät"
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"sense": "mesh of wire",
"word": "kawad pangmanukan"
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"sense": "mesh of wire",
"word": "kümes teli"
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