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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "nšanabaṙ",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"word": "նշանաբառ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "paróla",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "паро́ла"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sant i senya"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"word": "tunnussana"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mot d’ordre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Losung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Parole"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kennwort"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "súnthēma",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σύνθημα"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"word": "wacche word"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "odzew"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "contraseña"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"word": "santo y seña"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lösenord"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lösen"
}
],
"word": "watchword"
}
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