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"sense": "to contend",
"word": "შეჯიბრება"
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"sense": "to contend",
"word": "ასპარეზობა"
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"sense": "to contend",
"word": "ၶေႉၶဵင်ႇ"
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"word": "competir"
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"word": "wania"
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "kɛ̀ng",
"sense": "to contend",
"word": "แข่ง"
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"roman": "kɛ̀ng-kǎn",
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"word": "แข่งขัน"
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"word": "boy ölçüşmek"
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