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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spekuljánt",
"sense": "one who speculates; as in investing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "спекуля́нт"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spekuljántka",
"sense": "one who speculates; as in investing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "спекуля́нтка"
}
],
"word": "speculator"
}
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