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},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damaǯerebeli",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "დამაჯერებელი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dasaǯerebeli",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "დასაჯერებელი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ndobit aɣč̣urvili",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "ნდობით აღჭურვილი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ndobis ɣirsi",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "ნდობის ღირსი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "glaubwürdig"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "hiteles"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "hitelt érdemlő"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "fidus"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "so-chredjal"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "crível"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "credível"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "creíble"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "trovärdig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "authentic or convincing",
"word": "tillförlitlig"
}
],
"word": "credible"
}
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