See artifice on Wiktionary
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"word": "csalafintaság"
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"sense": "crafty but underhanded deception",
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"word": "حیله"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "crafty but underhanded deception",
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"word": "fortély"
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"ref": "1867, Egbert Pomroy Watson, The Modern Practice of American Machinists and Engineers […] :",
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"ref": "1900, Country Life, volume 7, page 138:",
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"ref": "1922, Appalachian Mountain Club, The A.M.C. White Mountain Guide: A Guide to Trails in the Mountains:",
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