"earnestly" meaning in English

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          "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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          "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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          "sense": "in an earnest manner",
          "word": "sérieusement"
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          "sense": "in an earnest manner",
          "word": "seriamente"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in an earnest manner",
          "word": "ernsthaft"
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in an earnest manner",
          "word": "certātim"
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          "sense": "in an earnest manner",
          "word": "în mod serios"
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          "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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      "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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      "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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      "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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      "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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      "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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      "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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      "sense": "in an earnest manner",
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