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},
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"depth": 1,
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{
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"depth": 1,
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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],
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},
{
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],
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},
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}
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},
{
"depth": 3,
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{
"args": {
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"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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{
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{
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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"text": "→ Norwegian:"
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"2": "beist",
"3": "best"
},
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}
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],
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}
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"bor": "1"
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"name": "desctree"
}
],
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}
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"word": "beste barik"
},
{
"word": "beste bat arte"
},
{
"word": "beste batean"
},
{
"word": "beste behin"
},
{
"word": "beste hainbat"
},
{
"word": "beste hainbeste"
},
{
"word": "beste honenbeste"
},
{
"word": "beste horrenbeste"
},
{
"word": "beste kuku batek jo"
},
{
"word": "beste mundu"
},
{
"english": "extraordinary",
"word": "beste munduko"
},
{
"word": "beste munduko gauza"
},
{
"word": "beste oilar batek kukurruku jo"
},
{
"word": "beste orduz"
},
{
"english": "the other one",
"tags": [
"pronoun"
],
"word": "bestea"
},
{
"word": "besteak beste"
},
{
"word": "besteetan"
},
{
"english": "otherwise",
"word": "bestela"
},
{
"word": "bestela baitakoan"
},
{
"word": "bestela bezala"
},
{
"word": "bestela esan"
},
{
"word": "bestela esanda"
},
{
"word": "bestela esateko"
},
{
"english": "different",
"word": "bestelako"
},
{
"word": "bestelakotasun"
},
{
"word": "bestelakotu"
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"2": "Biest",
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"name": "desc"
}
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"3": "best"
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"name": "desc"
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"name": "desc"
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"2": "best",
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},
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"name": "desc"
}
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},
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"bor": "1"
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}
],
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}
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"name": "cog"
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