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"word": "a popa"
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"sense": "(nautical) on the aft side",
"word": "naar achter"
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"sense": "(nautical) on the aft side",
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"sense": "(nautical) on the aft side",
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"sense": "(nautical) on the aft side",
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"code": "fi",
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