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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "drevnéjšaja proféssija",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "древне́йшая профе́ссия"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "drevnéjšeje remesló",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "древне́йшее ремесло́"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "најстарија професија на свету"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "najstarija profesija na svetu"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "najstaršie remeslo"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "najstarejši poklic"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "najstarejši poklic na svetu"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "la profesión más antigua del mundo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "världens äldsta yrke"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"note": "(literal translation) อาชีพที่เก่าแก่ที่สุดในโลก",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"word": "dünyanın en eski işi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"word": "dünyanın en eski mesleği"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "najdávniša profésija",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "найда́вніша профе́сія"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "euphemism for prostitution",
"word": "gái làng chơi"
}
],
"word": "world's oldest profession"
}
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