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"sense": "In a blunt manner",
"word": "უხეშად"
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"sense": "In a blunt manner",
"word": "nyersen"
},
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"word": "kerek perec"
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"word": "напрями́к"
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"word": "напряму́ю"
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"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "In a blunt manner",
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