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"word": "limpieza"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"sense": "action in which something is cleaned",
"word": "usafishaji"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "action in which something is cleaned",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "rengöring"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"lang_code": "te",
"roman": "prakṣāḷanamu",
"sense": "action in which something is cleaned",
"word": "ప్రక్షాళనము"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "action in which something is cleaned",
"word": "arıklaşma"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "action in which something is cleaned",
"word": "temizleme"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "action in which something is cleaned",
"word": "temizlik"
}
],
"word": "cleaning"
}
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