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"ref": "2012 January 30, Robert L. Dorit, “Rereading Darwin”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 2012-11-14, page 23",
"text": "We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year.",
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"A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (10¹⁶ metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances."
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"(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (10¹⁶ metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances."
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"word": "light aeon"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"neuter"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "tahun cahaya"
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"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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"word": "anno luce"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "jyōtirvarṣa",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ವರ್ಷ"
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"lang": "Korean",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "광년"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "saletîrêj"
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"lang": "Kyrgyz",
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"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pī sǣng",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ປີແສງ"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "spatium lucis annuae"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "gaismas gads"
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"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "tahun cahaya"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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"roman": "gerliin žil",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "гэрлийн жил"
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"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
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"word": "wagga iffa"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "سال نوری"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "rok świetlny"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "achkiy wata"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "an-lumină"
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"roman": "svetovój god",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"Ijekavian",
"feminine"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"Roman",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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"tags": [
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"word": "año luz"
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{
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "mwaka wa nuru"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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{
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "sinag-taon"
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"code": "tg",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "соли нур"
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"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "oḷiyāṇṭu",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ஒளியாண்டு"
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{
"_dis1": "84 2 14",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "kāntisaṁvatsaramu",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "కాంతిసంవత్సరము"
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{
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpii-sɛ̌ɛng",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ปีแสง"
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{
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"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "'od lo",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "འོད་ལོ"
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{
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ışık yılı"
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{
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ýagtylyk ýyly"
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{
"_dis1": "84 2 14",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "svitlovýj rik",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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"word": "світлови́й рік"
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"code": "ur",
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"roman": "norī sāl",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "نوری سال"
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{
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"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "yorugʻlik yili"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 2 14",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "năm ánh sáng"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 2 14",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "blwyddyn golau"
}
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"text": "The marathon runner in the lead is light years ahead of the one at the back.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A very long way."
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"(only in plural, figurative, informal) A very long way."
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{
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{
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{
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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],
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{
"code": "ka",
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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],
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{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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{
"code": "gu",
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"word": "પ્રકાશવર્ષ"
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{
"code": "he",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "hi",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "प्रकाश-वर्ष"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ljósár"
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{
"code": "io",
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"word": "lumyaro"
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{
"code": "id",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "tahun cahaya"
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{
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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],
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{
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"word": "ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ವರ್ಷ"
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "광년"
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{
"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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{
"code": "lv",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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{
"code": "li",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "lb",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "mk",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ms",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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{
"code": "mt",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "mn",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "гэрлийн жил"
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{
"code": "nb",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "nn",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "nn",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "wagga iffa"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sâl-e nuri",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "سال نوری"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "rok świetlny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "achkiy wata"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "an-lumină"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "svetovój god",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"Ijekavian",
"feminine"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"Ekavian",
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"Roman",
"feminine"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"Roman",
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{
"code": "scn",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "sk",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "dsb",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
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{
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],
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{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "mwaka wa nuru"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "tl",
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"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "sinag-taon"
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{
"code": "tg",
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"roman": "soli nur",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "соли нур"
},
{
"code": "ta",
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"word": "ஒளியாண்டு"
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{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "kāntisaṁvatsaramu",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "కాంతిసంవత్సరము"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpii-sɛ̌ɛng",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ปีแสง"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "'od lo",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "འོད་ལོ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ışık yılı"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "ýagtylyk ýyly"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "svitlovýj rik",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "norī sāl",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "نوری سال"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "yorugʻlik yili"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "năm ánh sáng"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "astronomical distance",
"word": "blwyddyn golau"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "a very long way",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ljósár"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a very long way",
"word": "valovuosi"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a very long way",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "fényévek"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a very long way",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "anni luce"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "a very long way",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "svetlòbno léto"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a very long way",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ljusår"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"en:light year"
],
"word": "light year"
}
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