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"word": "zzz"
},
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"code": "sv",
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"word": "snark"
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{
"code": "vi",
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"word": "khò"
},
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "zzz"
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{
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "zzz"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"word": "zzz"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "schnarch"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "chrrr"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "zzz"
},
{
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "suyasuya",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "すやすや"
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"lang": "Japanese",
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{
"code": "pt",
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"word": "zzz"
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{
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"word": "zzz"
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"word": "snark"
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{
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "khò"
},
{
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "khò khò"
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],
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"English words without vowels",
"Translation table header lacks gloss",
"en:Sleep"
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"etymology_text": "Conventionalized sound of snoring.",
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"third-person"
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},
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"present"
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"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "1996, Charlotte Abrams, The Silents, page 42",
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