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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "ຊາກຊີວະບູຮານ"
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"feminine"
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"masculine"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "výkapjenʹ",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"masculine"
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"word": "вы́капень"
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "skamjanjélascʹ",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vkamenelost",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "вкаменелост"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huàshí",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "化石"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zkamenělina"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fossil"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fossiel"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "fosilio"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "fossiili"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fossile"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fósil"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Fossil"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apolíthoma",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "απολίθωμα"
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "जीवाश्म"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"masculine"
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"word": "steingervingur"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "fosil"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"masculine"
],
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"alt": "かせき",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "បាសាណីភូត"
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "화석"
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"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sāk sī wa bū hān",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "ຊາກຊີວະບູຮານ"
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"code": "la",
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"masculine"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "pārakmeņojums"
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{
"code": "mk",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "ms",
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "nb",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fossil"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sangvâre",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "سنگواره"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "skamieniałość"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "fóssil"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"feminine"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"neuter"
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"word": "ископа́емое"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okamenélostʹ",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "фо̀сӣл"
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "skamenelina"
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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"neuter"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
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{
"code": "th",
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"roman": "fɔ́ɔt-sîn",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "ฟอสซิล"
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{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sâak-dʉ̀k-dam-ban",
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"word": "ซากดึกดำบรรพ์"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "fosil"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "taşıl"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kopályna",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "копа́лина"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skamʺjanílistʹ",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "скам'яні́лість"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "hoá thạch"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "fosil",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "פֿאָסיל"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "The mineralized remains of an animal or plant",
"word": "àkẹ̀kù"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "fosil",
"sense": "paleontology: any preserved evidence of ancient life",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "фосил"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "paleontology: any preserved evidence of ancient life",
"tags": [
"singular"
],
"word": "ősmaradvány"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "paleontology: any preserved evidence of ancient life",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iontaise"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "paleontology: any preserved evidence of ancient life",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fossile"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "paleontology: any preserved evidence of ancient life",
"word": "mātātoka"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "fosil",
"sense": "paleontology: any preserved evidence of ancient life",
"word": "فسیل"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sangvâre",
"sense": "paleontology: any preserved evidence of ancient life",
"word": "سنگواره"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "paleontology: any preserved evidence of ancient life",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fosilă"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a fossilized term",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fòssil"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a fossilized term",
"word": "fossiili"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a fossilized term",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fossile"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a fossilized term",
"word": "fóssil"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a fossilized term",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fosilă"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izkopaemo",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "изкопаемо"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fòssil"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huàshí",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"word": "化石"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "oldtidslevning"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"word": "fossiili"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Fossil"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"word": "őskövület"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fossile"
},
{
"alt": "かせき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaseki",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"word": "化石"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "fosil",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"word": "فسیل"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"word": "fóssil"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fosilă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskopájemoje",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ископа́емое"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fòsīl"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated",
"word": "fosil"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"fossil"
],
"word": "fossil"
}
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