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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "boring; not interesting or novel",
"word": "tylsä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "boring; not interesting or novel",
"word": "mielenkiinnoton"
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"sense": "boring; not interesting or novel",
"word": "langweilig"
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"sense": "boring; not interesting or novel",
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"sense": "boring; not interesting or novel",
"word": "mielenkiinnoton"
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"sense": "boring; not interesting or novel",
"word": "langweilig"
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