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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exhibition of works",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Retrospektive"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "exhibition of works",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "retrospettiva"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "exhibition of works",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "retrospectiva"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"retrospective"
],
"word": "retrospective"
}
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