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"word": "ສະໜາຍຸ"
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"word": "رباط"
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"word": "เอ็น"
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"word": "bağdoku"
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"roman": "zvʺjázka",
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"roman": "ribāt",
"sense": "band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position",
"word": "رباط"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "si'ngir",
"sense": "band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position",
"word": "سىڭىر"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position",
"word": "boylam"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position",
"word": "dây chằng"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gewyn"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"ligament"
],
"word": "ligament"
}
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