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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "composition without lyrics",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "musique instrumentale"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "insuturumentaru",
"sense": "composition without lyrics",
"word": "インストゥルメンタル"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "insuto",
"sense": "composition without lyrics",
"word": "インスト"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kigakukyoku",
"sense": "composition without lyrics",
"word": "器楽曲"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "giak",
"sense": "composition without lyrics",
"word": "기악"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "composition without lyrics",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumental"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"instrumental",
"instrumental (disambiguation)"
],
"word": "instrumental"
}
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