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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "3-point type",
"word": "Viertelcicero"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "3-point type",
"word": "diamante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "3-point type",
"word": "diamante"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "stuffing made of slender, curled wood shavings",
"word": "lastuvilla"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"sense": "stuffing made of slender, curled wood shavings",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "древесная стружка"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "stuffing made of slender, curled wood shavings",
"word": "sulake"
}
],
"word": "excelsior"
}
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