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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
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"code": "cs",
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"word": "nedefinovatelný"
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"sense": "that which defies description",
"word": "epämääräinen"
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"sense": "that which defies description",
"word": "indéfinissable"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"sense": "that which defies description",
"word": "undefinierbar"
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