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"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "сре̏довјечан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of or relating to middle age",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "srȅdovječan"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of or relating to middle age",
"word": "de mediana edad"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of or relating to middle age",
"word": "medelålders"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "of or relating to middle age",
"word": "balubata"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "of or relating to middle age",
"word": "talubata"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "serednʹoho viku",
"sense": "of or relating to middle age",
"word": "середнього віку"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "serednix lit",
"sense": "of or relating to middle age",
"word": "середніх літ"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "of or relating to middle age",
"word": "ادھیڑ"
}
],
"word": "middle-aged"
}
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