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"architecture"
]
}
],
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],
"word": "up and down"
}
Download raw JSONL data for up and down meaning in All languages combined (7.3kB)
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"called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
"msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
"path": [
"up and down"
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"section": "English",
"subsection": "adverb",
"title": "up and down",
"trace": ""
}
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