See upper case in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "stórir stafir"
},
{
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"masculine",
"plural"
],
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{
"code": "it",
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"feminine",
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{
"code": "it",
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"masculine",
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{
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"code": "pl",
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"physical-sciences",
"natural-sciences"
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"plural"
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{
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