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"word": "ચોપાનિયું"
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"word": "позив"
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"sense": "loose printed sheet",
"tags": [
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"word": "prospectus"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "loose printed sheet",
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"word": "Handzettel"
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"sense": "loose printed sheet",
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"word": "Flugblatt"
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"sense": "loose printed sheet",
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"word": "ચોપાનિયું"
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"sense": "loose printed sheet",
"tags": [
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"word": "bille láimhe"
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"code": "la",
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"word": "libellus"
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