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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"word": "視線"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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},
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"word": "linea di mira"
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"alt": "しせん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shisen",
"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"word": "視線"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mesen",
"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"word": "目線"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"tags": [
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"word": "linia wzroku"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"tags": [
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"word": "campo de visão"
},
{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"word": "linie de vedere"
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"word": "câmp de vedere"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"tags": [
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"word": "linie vizuală"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "luč obzóra",
"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "луч обзо́ра"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "línija obzóra",
"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
"tags": [
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"word": "ли́ния обзо́ра"
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"word": "ли́ния визи́рования"
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"sense": "A straight line along which an observer has a clear view",
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"code": "sv",
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