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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "knižoven",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "книжовен"
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "boekenworm"
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "kirjallinen"
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"word": "lukuintoinen"
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "kirjoihin uppoutuva"
},
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "bouquineur"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "rat de bibliothèque"
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "könyvszerető"
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "könyvkedvelő"
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "olvasni/tanulni szerető"
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"_dis1": "84 16",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "dużo czytający"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "knížnyj",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "кни́жный"
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "estudioso"
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
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"roman": "bikherdik",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "ביכערדיק"
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"word": "книжен"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "knižní"
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{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "schools"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "pedant"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"word": "formalistisch"
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"word": "litterair"
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "eigengereid"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "paperinen"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "paperinmakuinen"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "scolaire"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"word": "pédant"
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "cuistre"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "livresque"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "hivatalos"
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "papírízű"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "könyvszagú"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "könyvszerű"
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"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "tudálékos"
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"_dis1": "4 96",
"alt": "ぶんごの",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bungo no",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "文語の"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "książkowy"
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"word": "кни́жный"
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "literario"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "pedante"
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"word": "formalista"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "libresco"
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "skriftspråklig"
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"word": "litterär"
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"roman": "lomdish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "לומדיש"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "knižoven",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "книжовен"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "boekenworm"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "kirjallinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "lukuintoinen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "kirjoihin uppoutuva"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "bouquineur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "rat de bibliothèque"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "meletirós",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"tags": [
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"word": "μελετηρός"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "könyvszerető"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "könyvkedvelő"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "olvasni/tanulni szerető"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "dużo czytający"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "knížnyj",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "кни́жный"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "estudioso"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"tags": [
"Mexico"
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"word": "matado"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
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"word": "mateo"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
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"word": "empollón"
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"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "bikherdik",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "ביכערדיק"
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{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "ongeleyent",
"sense": "given to reading; fond of study",
"word": "אָנגעלייענט"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "knižen",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "книжен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "knižní"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "schools"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "pedant"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "formalistisch"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "litterair"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "eigengereid"
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
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{
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"word": "scolaire"
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"word": "pédant"
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "littéraire"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "cuistre"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "livresque"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "lógios",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"tags": [
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"word": "λόγιος"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "hivatalos"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "hivataloskodó"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "papírízű"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "könyvszagú"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "könyvszerű"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "tudálékos"
},
{
"alt": "ぶんごの",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bungo no",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "文語の"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "książkowy"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "knížnyj",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "кни́жный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "literario"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "pedante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "formalista"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "libresco"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "skriftspråklig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "litterär"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "lomdish",
"sense": "characterized by a method of expression generally found in books",
"word": "לומדיש"
}
],
"word": "bookish"
}
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