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"word": "heavens to Betsy"
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"ref": "1993, Phillip Margolin, Gone But Not Forgotten, Bantam Books, page 25",
"text": "No one ever called Elizabeth Tannenbaum stunning, but most men found her attractive. Hardly anyone called her Elizabeth, either. An \"Elizabeth\" was regal, cool, an eyecatching beauty. A \"Betsy\" was pleasant to look at, a tiny bit overweight, capable, but still fun to be with. Betsy suited her just fine.",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "貝琪"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Bèiqí",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "贝琪"
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"roman": "Bèiqí",
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"word": "贝齐"
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"roman": "Bettsi",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "ベッツィ"
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"word": "ベッツィー"
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"roman": "Betsi",
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"word": "Бетси"
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"Cyrillic"
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"word": "Бетсy"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "female given name",
"word": "貝琪"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Bèiqí",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "贝琪"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Bèiqí",
"sense": "female given name",
"word": "贝齐"
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"word": "ベッツィ"
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"word": "ベッツィー"
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"word": "Бетсy"
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"word": "Betsy"
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