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"word": "斜堤"
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"word": "חלקלקה"
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"code": "fa",
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"word": "شیب حصار"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "gentle incline in front of a fortification",
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{
"code": "uk",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "fi",
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{
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"code": "fi",
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