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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "musical notation",
"word": "kenraalibasso"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "musical notation",
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"feminine"
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"word": "basse chiffrée"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "musical notation",
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"word": "Bezifferung"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical notation",
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"word": "dord figiúrtha"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "musical notation",
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"word": "basso cifrato"
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{
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"sense": "musical notation",
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"word": "basso numerato"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "musical notation",
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"word": "baixo cifrado"
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"code": "es",
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"ipa": "/ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs/"
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"word": "dord figiúrtha"
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"sense": "musical notation",
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"word": "basso cifrato"
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"sense": "musical notation",
"tags": [
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"word": "basso numerato"
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"word": "baixo cifrado"
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{
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"sense": "musical notation",
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"word": "bajo cifrado"
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],
"word": "figured bass"
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