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"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
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"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
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"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
"word": "flyteholme"
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"A French cold dessert consisting of an \"island\" of meringue, made of egg whites and sugar, floating in a \"sea\" of custard."
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"word": "œufs à la neige"
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"sense": "a dessert",
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"word": "Schnee-Eier"
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"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
"word": "flotoyggj"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
"word": "lautta"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "isola galleggiante"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
"word": "flyteholme"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ližma",
"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
"word": "лижма"
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{
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.",
"word": "flottholme"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a dessert",
"word": "marenkipalloja vaniljakastikkeessa"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a dessert",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "île flottante"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "a dessert",
"tags": [
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"plural"
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"word": "œufs à la neige"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a dessert",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
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"word": "Schnee-Eier"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "a dessert",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Vogelmilch"
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"sense": "a dessert",
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"feminine"
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"word": "île flottante"
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"sense": "a dessert",
"tags": [
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"word": "isola galleggiante"
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"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "a dessert",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Eeërcrème mat Schnéi"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a dessert",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "zupa nic"
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"word": "floating island"
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