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"word": "osoittaa vääräksi"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"word": "refellō"
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"sense": "to refute",
"word": "motbevisa"
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"sense": "to refute",
"word": "vederlägga"
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to refute",
"word": "pabulaanan"
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"sense": "to refute",
"word": "widerlegen"
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"code": "el",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to refute",
"word": "反駁する"
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"sense": "to refute",
"word": "refellō"
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"word": "redarguō"
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"sense": "to refute",
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"sense": "to refute",
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"sense": "to refute",
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"sense": "to refute",
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{
"code": "cy",
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"sense": "to refute",
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"word": "disprove"
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