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"roman": "monosýnolo",
"sense": "math: set",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "μονοσύνολο"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "math: set",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "einstökungur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "math: set",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "einsstaksmengi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "math: set",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "singoletto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "math: set",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "conjunto unitário"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "math: set",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "conjunto unitario"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"singleton"
],
"word": "singleton"
}
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