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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "program",
"word": "phần mềm gián điệp"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "program",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ysbïwedd"
}
],
"word": "spyware"
}
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