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"word": "censorware"
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{
"word": "donationware"
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"word": "postcardware"
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{
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"sense": "free of charge software",
"word": "免費軟件"
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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"word": "Freeware"
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"word": "フリーウェア"
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"word": "perisian percuma"
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"word": "programa gratuito"
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"word": "programa grátis"
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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"roman": "miǎnfèi ruǎnjiàn",
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"word": "免費軟體"
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"roman": "miǎnfèi ruǎntǐ",
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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"word": "freeware"
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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"word": "freeware"
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"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "free of charge software",
"word": "vabavara"
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"sense": "free of charge software",
"word": "freeware"
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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"word": "gratuiciel"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "free of charge software",
"tags": [
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"word": "Freeware"
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{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "dorismikó",
"sense": "free of charge software",
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"word": "δωρισμικό"
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"roman": "furīwea",
"sense": "free of charge software",
"word": "フリーウェア"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "peuriweeo",
"sense": "free of charge software",
"word": "프리웨어"
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "free of charge software",
"word": "perisian percuma"
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"sense": "free of charge software",
"tags": [
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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"word": "freeware"
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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"word": "programa gratuito"
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"roman": "besplátnoje PO",
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"word": "беспла́тное ПО"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "frívɛ́r",
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"sense": "free of charge software",
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