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"sense": "cause to become obscure or muddled",
"word": "annebbiare"
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"ref": "1824, The New England Farmer, volume 2, page 176",
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"word": "заоблачавам се"
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"sense": "cause to become obscure or muddled",
"word": "s’ennuager"
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"sense": "cause to become obscure or muddled",
"word": "se couvrir"
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"sense": "cause to become obscure or muddled",
"word": "s’assombrir"
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"word": "συννεφιάζω"
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"sense": "cause to become obscure or muddled",
"word": "nubizar"
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"sense": "cause to become obscure or muddled",
"word": "velizar"
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"sense": "cause to become obscure or muddled",
"word": "annebbiare"
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