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],
"word": "плач"
},
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"sense": "action of the verb cry",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "action of the verb cry",
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],
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"sense": "action of the verb cry",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "action of the verb cry",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "llanto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "action of the verb cry",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gråt"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "action of the verb cry",
"word": "ağlama"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "plač",
"sense": "action of the verb cry",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "плач"
}
],
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"crying"
],
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}
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"English terms with audio links",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English uncountable nouns",
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},
{
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},
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