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"word": "retour chariot"
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
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"word": "sortörés"
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"_dis1": "69 25 6",
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"word": "satır sonu"
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"ref": "2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Toby Flood replaced Wilkinson at the break and scrum-half Ben Youngs scored almost directly from the restart, spotting a gap down the short side and linking well with Tuilagi down the right flank, and nine minutes later full-back Ben Foden extended England's lead following a bullocking line-break by Tuilagi.",
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"(rugby) a break made through the opposition's defensive line"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"word": "斷行"
},
{
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"roman": "duànháng",
"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"word": "断行"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"word": "rivinvaihto"
},
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"tags": [
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"word": "saut de ligne"
},
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"tags": [
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"word": "retour à la ligne"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
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"word": "retour chariot"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Zeilenumbruch"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Zeilenwechsel"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"word": "sortörés"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"word": "satır sonu"
},
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"sense": "a point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line or the character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text",
"word": "yeni satır"
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"word": "line break"
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