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"code": "sv",
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"word": "завито́к"
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"ref": "1953, Division of Metrology Technical Paper - Issues 1-7, page 25",
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"ref": "1967, Aviation Week & Space Technology - Volume 87, page 295",
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"ref": "1997, Physical Review: Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics",
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"ref": "2010, Phillip Beach, Muscles and Meridians E-Book: The Manipulation of Shape, page 95",
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