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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kapríz",
"sense": "An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "капри́з"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antojo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capricho"
}
],
"word": "vagary"
}
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