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}
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{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "adjective form"
},
"expansion": "oppressive",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Italian adjective forms",
"Italian entries with incorrect language header",
"Italian non-lemma forms"
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "oppressivo"
}
],
"glosses": [
"feminine plural of oppressivo"
],
"links": [
[
"oppressivo",
"oppressivo#Italian"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine",
"form-of",
"plural"
]
}
],
"word": "oppressive"
}
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