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"feminine"
],
"word": "punomoć"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "document",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fullmakt"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "document",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pŵer atwrnai"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"power of attorney"
],
"word": "power of attorney"
}
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