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"neuter"
],
"word": "det svaga könet"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "peṇṭir",
"sense": "women",
"word": "பெண்டிர்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "peṇkaḷ",
"sense": "women",
"word": "பெண்கள்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "mātar",
"sense": "women",
"word": "மாதர்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "makaḷir",
"sense": "women",
"word": "மகளிர்"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "women",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "dişiler"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "women",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "kadınlar"
}
],
"word": "fair sex"
}
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