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},
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"word": "em rule"
},
{
"word": "emdash"
},
{
"word": "em-dash"
},
{
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},
{
"word": "m-rule"
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{
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"code": "cs",
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},
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},
{
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},
{
"code": "fr",
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"masculine"
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},
{
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Geviertstrich"
},
{
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"roman": "diplí pávla",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "διπλή παύλα"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"word": "kvirtmínusz"
},
{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "þankastrik"
},
{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eim-dais"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lineetta emme"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dolga crta",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "долга црта"
},
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"code": "fa",
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"word": "تمامخط"
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
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"masculine"
],
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},
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
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"code": "es",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"neuter"
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{
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{
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{
"word": "m dash"
},
{
"word": "m-rule"
},
{
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}
],
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dlouhá pomlčka"
},
{
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "heel kastlijntje"
},
{
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
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},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"word": "pitkä ajatusviiva"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Geviertstrich"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diplí pávla",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "διπλή παύλα"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"word": "kvirtmínusz"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "þankastrik"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "eim-dais"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lineetta emme"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dolga crta",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "долга црта"
},
{
"code": "fa",
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"word": "تمامخط"
},
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pauza"
},
{
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
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"masculine"
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"word": "travessão"
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{
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"neuter"
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"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
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"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "typographical symbol '—'",
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"neuter"
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"word": "långt tankstreck"
},
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"code": "sv",
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"tags": [
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"word": "helfyrkantsminus"
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}
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