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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "perevažno",
"sense": "for the most part",
"word": "переважно"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zvyčajno",
"sense": "for the most part",
"word": "звичайно"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "zyādātar",
"sense": "for the most part",
"word": "زیاداتر"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "for the most part",
"word": "mödadilo"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "for the most part",
"word": "yn bennaf"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "for the most part",
"word": "at ei gilydd"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "for the most part",
"word": "almeast"
}
],
"word": "mostly"
}
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