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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "rotating neutron star",
"word": "atarca"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pulʹsár",
"sense": "rotating neutron star",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пульса́р"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "rotating neutron star",
"word": "sao xung"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "rotating neutron star",
"word": "pebastel"
}
],
"word": "pulsar"
}
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