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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mostly, generally; with few exceptions",
"word": "i stort sett"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mostly, generally; with few exceptions",
"word": "på det hela taget"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mostly, generally; with few exceptions",
"word": "i det stora hela"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "mottammīda",
"sense": "mostly, generally; with few exceptions",
"word": "మొత్తమ్మీద"
}
],
"word": "by and large"
}
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