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"ref": "2017 November 3, Julia Rampen, “A week in Pestminster”, in New Statesman",
"text": "Those following what has been dubbed “Pestminster” may nevertheless struggle to keep up with the Byzantine internal reporting structures, the range of accusations being levied and the sheer number of MPs involved.",
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"word": "візанті́йський"
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"word": "բյուզանդական"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "belonging to the civilisation of the Eastern-Roman empire",
"word": "bizantí"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "belonging to the civilisation of the Eastern-Roman empire",
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"sense": "belonging to the civilisation of the Eastern-Roman empire",
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"code": "he",
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
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"sense": "belonging to the civilisation of the Eastern-Roman empire",
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{
"code": "mk",
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"code": "tr",
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{
"code": "ast",
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},
{
"code": "da",
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},
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},
{
"code": "es",
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"masculine"
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"feminine"
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"masculine"
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],
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"masculine"
],
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],
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