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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"roman": "héchuáng",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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{
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "folyómeder"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "alveo"
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{
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"lang": "Korean",
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"word": "ᡤᠣᠯᠣ"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "kūkūpango"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"roman": "vÿd korny",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "вӹд корны"
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
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"tags": [
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "albie"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koryto"
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koríto"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "cauce"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "lecho"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "flodbädd"
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{
"code": "udm",
"lang": "Udmurt",
"roman": "ör",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ӧр"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rusló",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "русло́"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ríčyšče",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "рі́чище"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "korýto",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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"ipa": "/ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd/",
"tags": [
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"ipa": "/ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbɛd/",
"tags": [
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]
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{
"ipa": "[ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbeː]",
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"ipa": "/ˈɹɪv.əˌbed/",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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{
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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{
"code": "ca",
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"code": "ca",
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "héchuáng",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "河床"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hécáo",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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"code": "nci",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ānāntli"
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{
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"neuter"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"word": "rivierbedding"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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{
"code": "gl",
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"word": "madre"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
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"word": "baltrón"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a river bottom",
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"masculine"
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"word": "andurbio"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "Flussbett"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "folyómeder"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "alveo"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "letto"
},
{
"alt": "かしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kashō",
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"word": "河床"
},
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"alt": "かわぞこ",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kawazoko",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "川底"
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{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "arna",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "арна"
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"roman": "kyras",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "кырас"
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"code": "kpv",
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"roman": "kovtys",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ковтыс"
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{
"code": "kpv",
"lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
"roman": "ju vorga",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ю ворга"
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{
"code": "kpv",
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"roman": "śortas",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "сёртас"
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{
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hasang",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "하상"
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{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "korito",
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{
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"roman": "golo",
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"word": "ᡤᠣᠯᠣ"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "whaiawa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "kūkūpango"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "whakatakere"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "takere"
},
{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "vüdkorno",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "вӱдкорно"
},
{
"code": "mrj",
"lang": "Western Mari",
"roman": "vÿd korny",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "вӹд корны"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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},
{
"code": "zle-ort",
"lang": "Old Ruthenian",
"roman": "rěčišče",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "рѣчище"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koryto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "leito"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "albie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rúslo",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ру́сло"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"neuter"
],
"word": "ко̀рито"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"Latin",
"neuter"
],
"word": "kòrito"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koryto"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koríto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "cauce"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "lecho"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "flodbädd"
},
{
"code": "udm",
"lang": "Udmurt",
"roman": "ör",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"word": "ӧр"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rusló",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "русло́"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ríčyšče",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "рі́чище"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "korýto",
"sense": "a river bottom",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "кори́то"
}
],
"word": "riverbed"
}
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