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"sense": "a thing",
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},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
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"sense": "a thing",
"word": "რაღაცა"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "a thing",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a thing",
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a thing",
"word": "Dingsda"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a thing",
"word": "Etwas"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "maraféti",
"sense": "a thing",
"tags": [
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},
{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "mantzaflári",
"sense": "a thing",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "μαντζαφλάρι"
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"code": "grc",
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"roman": "skindapsós",
"sense": "a thing",
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],
"word": "σκινδαψός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a thing",
"word": "izé"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a thing",
"word": "micsoda"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a thing",
"word": "hogyishívják"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "a thing",
"word": "coso"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "a thing",
"word": "qualcosa"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "a thing",
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"masculine"
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},
{
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "are",
"sense": "a thing",
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},
{
"code": "ja",
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"sense": "a thing",
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},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "a thing",
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},
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"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "a thing",
"word": "ńléí"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
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"word": "eidí"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "a thing",
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{
"code": "no",
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"masculine"
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"code": "no",
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "a thing",
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"word": "dingsbums"
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{
"code": "fa",
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"sense": "a thing",
"word": "چیز"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a thing",
"word": "treco"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "negócio"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bagaça"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "coisa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "pt",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "a thing",
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"word": "chestie"
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"sense": "a thing",
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],
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"word": "tingest"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "a thing",
"word": "gì đó"
}
],
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