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{
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{
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "musical symbol",
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{
"code": "no",
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"word": "nøkkel"
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{
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{
"code": "gd",
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"feminine"
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{
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{
"code": "tl",
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"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "klep"
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{
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{
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"sense": "musical symbol",
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{
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "khóa của âm nhạc"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "გასაღები"
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "nøkkel"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "klucz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clave"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cheie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ključ",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ключ"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iuchair"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clave"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "klav"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "klep"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "nota anahtarı"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "kalit"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "khóa của âm nhạc"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "kiküf"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cleff"
},
{
"code": "zu",
"lang": "Zulu",
"sense": "musical symbol",
"word": "ukhiye"
}
],
"word": "clef"
}
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