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"word": "սովորաբար"
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"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "սովորաբար"
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"sense": "in general; most often",
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"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "一般說來"
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"roman": "yībān shuō lái",
"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "一般说来"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "一般來說"
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"sense": "in general; most often",
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"sense": "in general; most often",
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"roman": "rogorc c̣esi",
"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "როგორც წესი"
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"sense": "in general; most often",
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"sense": "in general; most often",
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"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "de ghnáth"
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"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "di regola"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "solitamente"
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"sense": "in general; most often",
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"sense": "in general; most often",
"word": "em regra"
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"sense": "in general; most often",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "in general; most often",
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