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"word": "convoitise"
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
"word": "cobiza"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
"word": "ხარბობა"
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
"word": "Habsucht"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"roman": "bifaihōns",
"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃"
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
"word": "ലുബ്ധത"
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"roman": "atyāgrahaṁ",
"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
"word": "അത്യാഗ്രഹം"
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"code": "fa",
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
"word": "حرص"
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
"tags": [
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"word": "râvnire excesivă"
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"sense": "desire for the possession of something",
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