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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sweet to the taste",
"word": "süß"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sweet to the taste",
"word": "angenehm"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sweet to the taste",
"word": "dulce"
}
],
"word": "dulcet"
}
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