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"Decayed wood used as tinder; punk."
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pʿtac pʿayt",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"word": "փտած փայտ"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prahan",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "прахан"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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"masculine"
],
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"lang": "Erzya",
"roman": "makšo",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"word": "макшо"
},
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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"masculine"
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"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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{
"code": "ota",
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"roman": "kav",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"word": "قاو"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"word": "փտած փայտ"
},
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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"masculine"
],
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"roman": "makšo",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"word": "макшо"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"word": "pangi"
},
{
"code": "ota",
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"roman": "kav",
"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"word": "قاو"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"tags": [
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "dry material used for fire lighting",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "touchwood"
}
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