"zek" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Russian зэ́к (zɛ́k)",
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  "etymology_text": "From Russian зэ́к (zɛ́k), probably representing a pronunciation of з/к (z/k), Soviet abbreviation of заключённый каналоармеец (zaključónnyj kanaloarmejec, “prisoner member of the [White Sea–Baltic] Canal army”).",
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          "ref": "1988, Natan Sharansky, translated by Stefani Hoffman, Fear No Evil, page 235",
          "text": "Every prisoner who recants is a potential influence on other zeks to do likewise.",
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          "text": "There are the zeks, the survivors of the gulags, some honest about their experiences, others still deluded or traumatised decades later.",
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        "A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp."
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      "rhymes": "-ɛk"
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  "word": "zek"
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  "etymology_text": "From Russian зэ́к (zɛ́k), probably representing a pronunciation of з/к (z/k), Soviet abbreviation of заключённый каналоармеец (zaključónnyj kanaloarmejec, “prisoner member of the [White Sea–Baltic] Canal army”).",
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