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"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ritornello"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yeombul",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"word": "염불"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mantra",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мантра"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "mantra",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "मंत्र"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mantra"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mántra",
"sense": "a slogan or phrase often repeated",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ма́нтра"
}
],
"word": "mantra"
}
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