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"roman": "culcera bicar",
"sense": "any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors",
"word": "চুলচেরা বিচার"
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"sense": "any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors",
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"sense": "any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors",
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"word": "sparðatíningur"
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"word": "ситничарење"
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"sense": "any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors",
"word": "totetore"
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"code": "nb",
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