See zzz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "ja",
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"code": "ja",
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"code": "th",
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},
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},
{
"code": "vi",
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{
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"word": "zzz"
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "噶"
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"word": "呼嚕"
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"word": "zzz"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"word": "zzz"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "zzz"
},
{
"code": "ja",
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"word": "すやすや"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "zuzuzu",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ズズズ"
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"word": "zzz"
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