See pylon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1963, Robert Mazet, The Influence of Prosthesis Wearing on the Health of the Geriatric Patient, page 5:",
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"ref": "2007, Michelle H. Cameron, Linda Monroe, Physical Rehabilitation - E-Book:",
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"sense": "a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple",
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"sense": "a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple",
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"sense": "a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple",
"word": "pülón"
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"word": "pilon"
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"sense": "a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables",
"word": "pilono"
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"sense": "a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables",
"word": "sähköpylväs"
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"sense": "a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables",
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"sense": "a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "πυλώνας"
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"sense": "a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables",
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"word": "鉄塔"
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"sense": "a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables",
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"sense": "a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables",
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"sense": "part of a bridge",
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"sense": "aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage",
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