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"sense": "not consistent",
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rassoglasovannyj",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "рассогласованный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nepostojánnyj",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "непостоя́нный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neposlédovatelʹnyj",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "непосле́довательный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protivorečívyj",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "противоречи́вый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neustójčivyj",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "неусто́йчивый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izménčivyj",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "изме́нчивый"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "mì-chòrdail"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "inconsistente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "inconsecuente"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not consistent",
"word": "inkonsekvent"
}
],
"word": "inconsistent"
}
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