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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
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"word": "рудничен газ"
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"word": "газ-гризу"
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
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"word": "grizuo"
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
"word": "kaivoskaasu"
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
"tags": [
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
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"word": "Grubengas"
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
"word": "sújtólég"
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{
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "grisou"
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"roman": "rúdnički gas",
"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
"tags": [
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"word": "ру́днички гас"
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
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"word": "grizu"
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
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"word": "grisú"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
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"word": "gruvgas"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
"word": "grizu"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "an inflammable gas found in coal mines",
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