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"ref": "1814, Lord Byron, Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte",
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"ref": "1980, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson (lyrics and music), “Happy New Year”, in Super Trouper, performed by Abba",
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"roman": "nízújùrén",
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"note": "na glinianych nogach (almost always in collocation with kolos)",
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