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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave",
"word": "damla taş"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave",
"word": "stalaktit"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "stalaktýt",
"sense": "mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сталакти́т"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave",
"word": "thạch nhũ"
}
],
"word": "stalactite"
}
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