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"sense": "long of time",
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"sense": "long of time",
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"sense": "long of time",
"word": "longaĉa"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "long"
},
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"sense": "long of time",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "long of time",
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"sense": "long of time",
"word": "ausgedehnt"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "langdauernd"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "long of time",
"word": "langwierig"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "ellenlang"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "langanhaltend"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "hosszadalmas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "lungo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "esteso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "lento"
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"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "dûr widrêj",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "دوور ودرێژ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "taumano"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "tautini"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "tūroa"
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"sense": "long of time",
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"sense": "long of time",
"word": "extenso"
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"roman": "dlítelʹnyj",
"sense": "long of time",
"word": "дли́тельный"
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"sense": "long of time",
"word": "lång"
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"sense": "long of time",
"word": "långvarig"
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"roman": "tvǎrde dǎlǎg",
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"word": "твърде дълъг"
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"word": "roa"
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"sense": "long in physical distance",
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "mnogosloven",
"sense": "long-winded",
"word": "многословен"
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