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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "remove",
"word": "kurtulmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pozbavljátysja",
"sense": "remove",
"word": "позбавля́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pozbútysja",
"sense": "remove",
"word": "позбу́тися"
}
],
"word": "get rid of"
}
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