See incomprehensible on Wiktionary
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},
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"name": "der"
},
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"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "incomprehensibilis"
},
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},
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},
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}
],
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"Anything that is beyond understanding."
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/En-us-incomprehensible.ogg"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nezrozumílyj",
"sense": "anything that is beyond understanding",
"word": "незрозумі́лий"
}
],
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}
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
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"2": "incomprehensible",
"bor": "1"
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}
],
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}
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"3": "incomprehensibilis"
},
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}
],
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}
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"10": "{{{mp2}}}",
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"4": "incomprehensibles",
"5": "",
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"7": "",
"8": "incomprehensibles",
"9": "",
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"head": ""
},
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]
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"masculine"
]
}
],
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}
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