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"ref": "1989 April 15, Michael Ambrosino, “Acting Up In The Northwest”, in Gay Community News, page 16",
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
"word": "brevsprække"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
"word": "brievengleuf"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
"word": "postiluukku"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
"word": "kirjeluukku"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
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"word": "Briefschlitz"
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"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
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"word": "Briefkasten"
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"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
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"word": "toll-litrichean"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
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"word": "brevinkast"
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"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
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"sense": "slot for mail delivery",
"word": "postiluukku"
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