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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "librement"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "libremente"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "frei"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "liberamente"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "spontē"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "līberē"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "laisvai"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "frēoliċe"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "swobodnie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "do woli"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "livremente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svobódno",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "свобо́дно"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vólʹno",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "во́льно"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "libremente"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ucitamugā",
"sense": "in a free manner",
"word": "ఉచితముగా"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "anédēn",
"sense": "without interference or restriction",
"word": "ἀνέδην"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "without interference or restriction",
"word": "līberē"
}
],
"word": "freely"
}
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