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"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
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"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
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"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
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"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
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"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
"tags": [
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
"tags": [
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"word": "diretor"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
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"word": "director"
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},
{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
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"word": "равнатељ"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
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],
"word": "rektor"
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"roman": "kruu-yài",
"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
"word": "ครูใหญ่"
},
{
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"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
"tags": [
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"word": "дире́ктор"
},
{
"alt": "校長",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "the most senior master in a school (male)",
"word": "hiệu trưởng"
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