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"word": "δείκτης μάζας σώματος"
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"sense": "the measure of the weight in comparison with the height of a person",
"word": "indeks massa tubuh"
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"sense": "the measure of the weight in comparison with the height of a person",
"word": "indeks jisim badan"
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