See precontractual on Wiktionary
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"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nominative- accusative'",
"path": [
"precontractual"
],
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"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "precontractual",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive- dative'",
"path": [
"precontractual"
],
"section": "Romanian",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "precontractual",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive- dative'",
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"precontractual"
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}
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