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"word": "πώς να το πω"
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"sense": "indefinable quality that makes something distinctive",
"word": "ek weet nie wat nie"
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"sense": "indefinable quality that makes something distinctive",
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"sense": "indefinable quality that makes something distinctive",
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"word": "ik-weet-niet-wat"
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"word": "je ne sais quoi"
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"sense": "indefinable quality that makes something distinctive",
"word": "se jokin"
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"sense": "indefinable quality that makes something distinctive",
"word": "en-tiedä-mikä"
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"word": "aquel"
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"sense": "indefinable quality that makes something distinctive",
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"word": "πώς να το πω"
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