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},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "decímetro"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "decimétr",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дециме́тр"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "ၻေသိမႅတ"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "decímetro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "decimeter"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "desimetro"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ḍesīmīṭaru",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "డెసీమీటరు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "เดซิเมตร"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "decymétr",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дециме́тр"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "đêximet"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "đêximét"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "đềximét"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "one-tenth of a metre",
"word": "tấc"
}
],
"word": "decimetre"
}
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