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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "balanced position",
"word": "kultainen keskitie"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "balanced position",
"word": "juste milieu"
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"word": "goldene Mitte"
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"word": "zelta vidusceļš"
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"word": "折衷办法"
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"roman": "zhōngyōng zhī dào",
"sense": "balanced position",
"word": "中庸之道"
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"roman": "zolotája seredína",
"sense": "balanced position",
"word": "золота́я середи́на"
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"sense": "balanced position",
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"word": "término medio"
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"sense": "balanced position",
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"sense": "balanced position",
"word": "中庸之道"
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"word": "золота́ середи́на"
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