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"word": "լռության րոպե"
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"sense": "period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person",
"word": "minutuko isilune"
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"word": "默哀"
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"sense": "period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person",
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"sense": "period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person",
"word": "minuto da silento"
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"sense": "period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person",
"word": "წუთიერი დუმილი"
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"word": "ενός λεπτού σιγή"
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"sense": "period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person",
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"word": "minuto de silêncio"
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"word": "мину́та молча́ния"
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