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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sanduġkʻ",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "սանդուղք"
},
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "փիլաքյան"
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{
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "баҫҡыс"
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "樓梯"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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"code": "egy",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "r-w-d-O40"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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"code": "gl",
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],
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},
{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "კიბე"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "lépcső"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scalinata"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gradinata"
},
{
"alt": "かいだん",
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "階段"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "eran"
},
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "ជណ្ដើរ"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "oj",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "akwaandawaagan"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "nerdiban",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "نردبان"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escadaria"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "léstnica",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ле́стница"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ле́стничный марш"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
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},
{
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
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},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escalera"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"singular"
],
"word": "merdiven"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "lan can"
}
]
}
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"tags": [
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},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sanduġkʻ",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "սանդուղք"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "astičanner",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "աստիճաններ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pʻilakʻyan",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "փիլաքյան"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "baśqıs",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "баҫҡыс"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "eskailera"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "樓梯"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lóutī",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "楼梯"
},
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
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"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "r-w-d-O40"
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
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"word": "escalier"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
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"word": "escaleiras"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳibe",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "კიბე"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Treppe"
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{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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{
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
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{
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "lépcsősor"
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "lépcső"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
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"word": "scalinata"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
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"word": "gradinata"
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{
"alt": "かいだん",
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "階段"
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{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "eran"
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{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cɔɔcŭəndaə",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "ជណ្ដើរ"
},
{
"code": "mhn",
"lang": "Mòcheno",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "stiag"
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{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "akwaandawaagan"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "nerdiban",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "نردبان"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escadaria"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "léstnica",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "ле́стница"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "léstničnyj marš",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ле́стничный марш"
},
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "staidhre"
},
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"Roman",
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"word": "stȕbīšte"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"tags": [
"Roman",
"neuter"
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"word": "stȅpenīšte"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "schody"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "escalera"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"tags": [
"singular"
],
"word": "merdiven"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "set of steps allowing one to walk up or down comfortably",
"word": "lan can"
}
],
"word": "stairway"
}
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