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"word": "laatste"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "jäljempi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "ce dernier"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "letztere"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "későbbi"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "hátrébb lévő"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "mātāmuri"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "sist"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "późniejszy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "końcowy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ostatni"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "poslédnij",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "после́дний"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "near (or nearer) to the end",
"word": "sau cùng"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "neotdavnašen",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "неотдавнашен"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "jongstleden"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "dichtsbijzijnde"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "myöhempi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "dernier"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "letzter"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "utóbbi"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "újabb"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "ostatni"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "poslédnij",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "после́дний"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "bóleje pózdnij",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "более поздний"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "gần đây"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "close (or closer) to the present time",
"word": "mới đây"
}
],
"word": "latter"
}
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