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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "monsterhaft"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "monsterartig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "thiriódis",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "θηριώδης"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pelṓrios",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "πελώριος"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "monstratra"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "monstriškas"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "monstruos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čudóviščnyj",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "чудо́вищный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of, or relating to a mythical monster",
"word": "monstruoso"
}
],
"word": "monstrous"
}
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