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"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "hägune"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "sumumainen"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "nislovani",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "ნისლოვანი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "neblig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "nebelig"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "nebuloso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nebuloso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "nebulos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "óblačnyj",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "о́блачный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "tumánnyj",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "тума́нный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "in the form of a cloud",
"word": "nebuloso"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "nejasen",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "неясен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "smăten",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "смътен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "nebulós"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "nebula"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "udune"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "epämääräinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "nébuleux"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "bundovani",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "ბუნდოვანი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "gaurḳveveli",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "გაურკვეველი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "aramḳapio",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "არამკაფიო"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "dabinduli",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "დაბინდული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "nebulös"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "unklar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "verworren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "nebelhaft"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "vago"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "tåkete"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "uklar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "nebulos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "neopredeljónnyj",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "неопределённый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "neotčótlivyj",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "неотчётливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "nejásnyj",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "нея́сный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "smútnyj",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "сму́тный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "rasplývčatyj",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "расплы́вчатый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "tumánnyj",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "тума́нный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "ill-defined",
"word": "nebuloso"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "relating to nebulae",
"word": "mgławicowy"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "relating to nebulae",
"word": "nebular"
}
],
"word": "nebulous"
}
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