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"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "raṅgulēni",
"sense": "having no colour",
"word": "రంగులేని"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "having no colour",
"word": "renksiz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezbárvnyj",
"sense": "having no colour",
"word": "безба́рвний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezkólirnyj",
"sense": "having no colour",
"word": "безко́лірний"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"colourless"
],
"word": "colourless"
}
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