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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "ønskelig"
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "พึงประสงค์"
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "dëshirueshëm"
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cʻankali",
"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "ցանկալի"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "želan",
"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "желан"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "želatelen",
"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "желателен"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "desitjable"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "héyì",
"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "合意"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "合乎願望的"
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "令人滿意的"
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"word": "令人满意的"
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"word": "ønskelig"
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "toivottava"
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "toivottu"
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "haluttava"
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"word": "desexábel"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "sasurveli",
"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "სასურველი"
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"lang": "Georgian",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "სანატრელი"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "erwünscht"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "พึงประสงค์"
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "suitable to be desired",
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "suitable to be desired",
"word": "tatminkar"
}
],
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}
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"text": "There are plenty of desirables on display in the window."
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