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"roman": "hpart",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "հպարտ"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "սէգ"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"lang": "German",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "herablassend"
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"roman": "yperoptikós",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "υπεροπτικός"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "burunlu",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "بورونلو"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "wyniosły"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "supercilioso"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "հպարտ"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "սէգ"
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"roman": "arogánten",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "арога́нтен"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "високомерен"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "надменен"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "傲慢"
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"roman": "gāo'ào",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "高傲"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "驕傲"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "hautain"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "verwaand"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "hoogmoedig"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "aanmatigend"
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"word": "hoogneuzig"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "ylenkatseellinen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "herablassend"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "υπεροπτικός"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "superba"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "mórtasach"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "altezzoso"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "sdegnoso"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "hovmodig"
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"code": "ota",
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"roman": "burunlu",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "بورونلو"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "wyniosły"
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "supercilioso"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "altivo"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "showing contemptuous indifference",
"word": "högdragen"
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