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],
"word": "писа́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svjaščénnoje pisánije",
"sense": "any sacred writing or book",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "свяще́нное писа́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svjaščénnaja kníga",
"sense": "any sacred writing or book",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "свяще́нная кни́га"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any sacred writing or book",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escritura"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any sacred writing or book",
"word": "kasulatan"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any sacred writing or book",
"word": "banal na kasulatan"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "any sacred writing or book",
"word": "śāstär"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "any sacred writing or book",
"word": "yazı"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "any sacred writing or book",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ysgrythur"
}
],
"word": "scripture"
}
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