See neophyte on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "kezdő"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
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"word": "تازهکار"
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"code": "fi",
"english": "generally",
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"sense": "novice (recent convert)",
"word": "vastakastettu"
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"english": "new convert into Christianity",
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"sense": "novice (recent convert)",
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "neopiṭi",
"sense": "novice (recent convert)",
"word": "ნეოფიტი"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "axladmokceuli",
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "novice (recent convert)",
"word": "სარწმუნოებაზე ახალმოქცეული"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "rǯulze axalmokceuli",
"sense": "novice (recent convert)",
"word": "რჯულზე ახალმოქცეული"
},
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"sense": "novice (recent convert)",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "early Christian convert",
"word": "vastakastettu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"code": "ka",
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"word": "ნეოფიტი"
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