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"word": "عَبْقَرِيّ"
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"roman": "izkusen",
"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
"word": "изкусен"
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
"word": "enginyós"
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"code": "yue",
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"roman": "haau² miu⁶",
"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
"word": "巧妙"
},
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
"word": "聪明的"
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"word": "geniální"
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"word": "opfindsomt"
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"word": "nerokas"
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
"word": "ingénieux"
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
"word": "clever"
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"word": "engenhoso"
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"word": "хитроу́мный"
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"word": "热情的"
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"word": "vernuftig"
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"word": "terävä"
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"word": "nokkela"
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"word": "findig"
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"word": "geistreich"
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"word": "einfallsreich"
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"word": "geistsprühend"
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"word": "ideenreich"
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"word": "originell"
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"word": "leleményes"
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"word": "оригинальный"
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"word": "затейливый"
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"word": "चतुर"
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"word": "ingenieus"
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"word": "聪明的"
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
"word": "nerokas"
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived",
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"word": "geschickt gemacht"
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"word": "geistvoll"
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{
"code": "de",
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"word": "leleményes"
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