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],
"sense": "fictional work",
"tags": [
"especially"
],
"word": "cerita ranting"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "fictional work",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spin-off"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spin-óff",
"sense": "fictional work",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "спин-о́фф"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "fictional work",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obra derivada"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "fictional work",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "esqueje"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "fictional work",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spin-off"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "分流企業"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fēnliú qǐyè",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "分流企业"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "irrottaminen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "formation",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "spinnaaminen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "irrokki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "irrotettu yritys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "oheisyritys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "spin off"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "company",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"word": "spin off -yritys"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ableger"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "Spin-off"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "formation of a subsidiary, the company so formed",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spin-off"
}
],
"word": "spin-off"
}
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