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"Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption."
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"(proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption."
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"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
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"(proscribed) Forming a continuous series."
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"Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption."
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"(proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption."
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"(proscribed) Forming a continuous series."
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"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
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"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
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"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
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"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
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"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
"word": "iūgis"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
"word": "hono"
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"roman": "neprerývnyj",
"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
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"sense": "appearing to have no end or interruption",
"word": "sìor"
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"sense": "recurring in steady, rapid succession",
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