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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ruling, governing",
"word": "dominant"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "ruling, governing",
"word": "nananaig"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "sāʔid",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "سَائِد"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šāʔiʕ",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "شَائِع"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "overheersend"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "dominant"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epikratón",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "επικρατών"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "yperischýon",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "υπερισχύων"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "domináns"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "dominante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "predominante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "più diffuso"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "dominan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "dominante"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "predominant"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "preponderent"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "preobladájuščij",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "преоблада́ющий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dominírujuščij",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "домини́рующий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "dominante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "imperante"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "dominerande"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "predominant, common",
"word": "nananaig"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"dominant"
],
"word": "dominant"
}
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