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"word": "smart aleck"
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"word": "Xander"
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"word": "Aleck"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "亞歷克"
},
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"roman": "Yàlìkè",
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"word": "亚历克"
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"word": "アレック"
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"word": "А́лек"
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"word": "Ailig"
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"ipa": "/ˈælɪk/"
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"word": "Alec"
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"word": "アレック"
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"word": "А́лек"
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