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"(of a bird) That flies easily or often."
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"word": "hyvä lentäjä"
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"word": "輕浮"
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"sense": "given to silly ideas",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "given to silly ideas",
"word": "albern"
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"sense": "given to silly ideas",
"word": "ελαφρόμυαλος"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epipólaios",
"sense": "given to silly ideas",
"word": "επιπόλαιος"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "fantasiópliktos",
"sense": "given to silly ideas",
"word": "φαντασιόπληκτος"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
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"sense": "given to silly ideas",
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"word": "קַל דַּעַת"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "given to silly ideas",
"word": "aerach"
},
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "given to silly ideas",
"word": "aidhmeannach"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "given to silly ideas",
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"word": "caprichoso"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "(of a bird) that flies easily or often",
"word": "eitleach"
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"code": "oc",
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"word": "volaire"
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