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"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "ֆլեշմոբ"
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"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "快閃"
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"roman": "kuàishǎn",
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "ფლეშმობი"
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"code": "he",
"english": "flesh mob",
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"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
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"word": "פְלֶאש מוֹבּ"
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"code": "hi",
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"roman": "flaiś mŏb",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "फ़्लैश मॉब"
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"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "フラッシュモブ"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "peullaesi mop",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "플래시 몹"
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"word": "флеш моб"
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"word": "aksi rasa kilas"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "urumaranga"
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],
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "flešmob",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "ֆլեշմոբ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "šantʿambox",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
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"word": "շանթամբոխ"
},
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"roman": "flešmób",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "флэшмо́б"
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"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
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"word": "флашмоб"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "快閃"
},
{
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"roman": "kuàishǎn",
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"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
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"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "flash mob"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "äkkiryhmä"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "flash mob"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "plešmobi",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "ფლეშმობი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Flashmob"
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{
"code": "he",
"english": "flesh mob",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "פְלֶאש מוֹבּ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "flaiś mŏb",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "फ़्लैश मॉब"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "furasshumobu",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "フラッシュモブ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "peullaesi mop",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "플래시 몹"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zibakcija"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "flešmobs"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "fleš mob",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "флеш моб"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "aksi rasa kilas"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"word": "urumaranga"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "flash mob"
},
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"roman": "flɛšmób",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "флэшмо́б"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "flɛšmób",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "флешмо́б"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
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],
"word": "flash mob"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "flešmób",
"sense": "group converging and dispersing quickly",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "флешмо́б"
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],
"word": "flash mob"
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