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"ref": "1977, Freddie Mercury (lyrics and music), “We Are the Champions”, in News of the World, performed by Queen",
"text": "I've taken my bows / And my curtain calls",
"type": "quotation"
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"The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance."
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],
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Translations",
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"word": "Einruf"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tūnga whakamihi"
},
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"code": "sv",
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"word": "curtain call"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tūnga whakamihi"
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{
"code": "sv",
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