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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "clear and musical in tone",
"word": "silbern"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "clear and musical in tone",
"word": "argentino"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "clear and musical in tone",
"word": "srebrzysty"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "clear and musical in tone",
"word": "argentino"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "clear and musical in tone",
"word": "argénteo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "clear and musical in tone",
"word": "argentino"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "clear and musical in tone",
"word": "argentado"
}
],
"word": "silvery"
}
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