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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "used for exact or precise measurement",
"word": "tarkkuus-"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "used for exact or precise measurement",
"word": "精度"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "used for exact or precise measurement",
"word": "de precisão"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "točen",
"sense": "made, or characterized by accuracy",
"word": "точен"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "made, or characterized by accuracy",
"word": "tarkkuus-"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "made, or characterized by accuracy",
"word": "täsmä-"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "made, or characterized by accuracy",
"word": "de precisão"
}
],
"word": "precision"
}
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