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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "materialismo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "materialism"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "materialízm",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "материали́зм"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "materialismo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "materialism"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"word": "pagkamakasangkap"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "wát-tù-ní-yom",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"word": "วัตถุนิยม"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"word": "สสารนิยม"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "materialízm",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "матеріалі́зм"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"lang_code": "vo",
"sense": "philosophical belief",
"word": "stöfim"
}
],
"word": "materialism"
}
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