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"code": "az",
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"word": "cibgir"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
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"roman": "kišénnik",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
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"word": "кішэ́ннік"
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
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"word": "zakkenroller"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"word": "taskuvaras"
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"word": "laukkuvaras"
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
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"word": "voleur à la tire"
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
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"word": "coupe-bourse"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Taschendieb"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "portofolás",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
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"word": "πορτοφολάς"
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"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ballantiotómos",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "βαλλαντιοτόμος"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
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"word": "tagliaborse"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "borsaiolo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "manticulātor"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
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"word": "sacculārius"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ḱesedžija",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
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"word": "ќесеџија"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
"tags": [
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"word": "kieszonkowiec"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
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"word": "rzezimieszek"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
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"word": "złodziej kieszonkowy"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "karmánnik",
"sense": "a thief who steals from others' purses",
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"word": "карма́нник"
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