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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dram",
"sense": "1⁄8 ounce apothecary",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "драм"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "1⁄8 ounce apothecary",
"word": "drakma"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "1⁄8 ounce apothecary",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "drachma"
}
],
"word": "drachm"
}
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