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"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "melodisk"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "melodyjny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "melodioso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "melódico"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "melodios"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "melodíčnyj",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "мелоди́чный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "mànranach"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "melodioso"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "ahenkli"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "melodíjnyj",
"sense": "having a pleasant melody",
"word": "мелоді́йний"
}
],
"word": "melodious"
}
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