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},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "porutāgaisuto genshō",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "ポルターガイスト現象"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "porutāgaisuto",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "ポルターガイスト"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "polteogaiseuteu",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "폴터가이스트"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "poltergeists"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "poltergeistas"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "poketai"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "poltergeist"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "bankeånd"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poltergeist"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poltergeist"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poltɛrgéjst",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "полтерге́йст"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poltergeist"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "poltergeist"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polterhéjst",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "полтерге́йст"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "yêu tinh"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "disruptive ghost",
"word": "nokamalanan"
}
],
"word": "poltergeist"
}
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