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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to construct again",
"word": "återuppbygga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to construct again",
"word": "rekonstruera"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rekonstrujuváty",
"sense": "to construct again",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "реконструюва́ти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to construct again",
"word": "phục dựng"
}
],
"word": "reconstruct"
}
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