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{
"word": "diminished responsibility"
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{
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{
"word": "diminished seventh"
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{
"word": "diminished seventh chord"
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{
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{
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{
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"sense": "(music) reduced by a semitone",
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"sense": "(music) reduced by a semitone",
"word": "disminuït"
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"sense": "(music) reduced by a semitone",
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"sense": "(music) reduced by a semitone",
"word": "szűkített"
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"word": "disminuido"
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