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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "rare: triangle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "driehoek"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "samḳutxedi",
"sense": "rare: triangle",
"word": "სამკუთხედი"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "rare: triangle",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "trigōnum"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "rare: triangle",
"word": "trigon"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "rare: triangle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trígono"
}
],
"word": "trigon"
}
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