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{
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:masterpiece",
"word": "piece of junk"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:masterpiece",
"word": "trash"
}
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"2": "nl",
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"2": "de",
"3": "Meisterstück",
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"expansion": "German Meisterstück (“masterpiece”)",
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"2": "masterstick"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of masterstick",
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"2": "journeyman's piece"
},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From master + piece, a calque of Dutch meesterstuk and/or German Meisterstück (“masterpiece”). Doublet of masterstick. Compare also journeyman's piece.",
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{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"word": "artifact"
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"word": "mistresspiece"
},
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"word": "genius"
}
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"ref": "1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis",
"text": "The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.",
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}
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"A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career."
],
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[
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],
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]
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kryevepër"
},
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"roman": "tuḥfa",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "تُحْفَة"
},
{
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"roman": "rāʔiʕa",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "رَائِعَة"
},
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"roman": "tuḥfa",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
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"feminine"
],
"word": "تحفة"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gluxgorcocʿ",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "գլուխգործոց"
},
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "maisulan"
},
{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "šedéŭr",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шэдэ́ўр"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šedjóvǎr",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шедьо́вър"
},
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"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obra mestra"
},
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"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "wudagonadvdv",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "ᏭᏓᎪᎾᏛᏛ"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "傑作"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiézuò",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "杰作"
},
{
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"roman": "míngzuò",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "名作"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mistrovské dílo"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"masculine"
],
"word": "majstrštyk"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mesterværk"
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"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
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],
"word": "meesterwerk"
},
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"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "majstroverko"
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"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "ĉefverko"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "mestariteos"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chef-d’œuvre"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obra mestra"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Meisterstück"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Meisterwerk"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aristoúrgima",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "αριστούργημα"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "yetsirát mofét",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "יְצִירַת מוֹפֵת"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śāhkār",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "शाहकार"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śahkār",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "शहकार"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śāhpārā",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "शाहपारा"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śahpārā",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "शहपारा"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "remekmű"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "meistaraverk"
},
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "maestroverko"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "mahakarya"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capolavoro"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capodopera"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"alt": "けっさく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kessaku",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "傑作"
},
{
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"alt": "めいさく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "meisaku",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "名作"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "snaa day ʼaek",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "ស្នាដៃឯក"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"alt": "傑作",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geoljak",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "걸작"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "magnum opus"
},
{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "palmārium"
},
{
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "remek-delo",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ремек-дело"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ard-obbyr"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "mounga"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "šildeg büteel",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "шилдэг бүтээл"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "silideg bütügel",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠰᠢᠯᠢᠳᠡᠭ ᠪᠦᠲᠦᠭᠡᠯ"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mesterverk"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mesterstykke"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šâh-kâr",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "شاهکار"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šâh-asar",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "شاهاثر"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "arcydzieło"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "doskonałość"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "majstersztyk"
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obra prima"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "capodoperă"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šedévr",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шеде́вр"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
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"neuter"
],
"word": "ремек-дело"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
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"neuter"
],
"word": "remek-delo"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mojstrovina"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "obra maestra"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mästerverk"
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "likhang-guro"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "akdang-guro"
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"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šohkor",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "шоҳкор"
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"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šohasar",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "шоҳасар"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "şaheser"
},
{
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "šedévr",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шеде́вр"
},
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"alt": "傑作",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "kiệt tác"
},
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campwaith"
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"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
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"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "maysterverk",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "מײַסטערווערק"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 4 5",
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
"word": "şaheser"
},
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"_dis1": "75 17 8",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "An outstanding piece of work",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "meesterwerk"
},
{
"_dis1": "75 17 8",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "An outstanding piece of work",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "palmārium"
},
{
"_dis1": "75 17 8",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "An outstanding piece of work",
"word": "mounga"
},
{
"_dis1": "75 17 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "An outstanding piece of work",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "arcydzieło"
},
{
"_dis1": "75 17 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "An outstanding piece of work",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poemat"
},
{
"_dis1": "75 17 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "An outstanding piece of work",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "doskonałość"
},
{
"_dis1": "75 17 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "An outstanding piece of work",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "majstersztyk"
}
]
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{
"text": "Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1951 November, David R. Webb, “The Drummond 4-4-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 774",
"text": "It would hardly be an overstatement to describe Drummond's next design as an outstanding British locomotive class, and possibly his masterpiece.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 45",
"text": "It was replaced by a New Euston, \"bold in design and layout and in keeping with a new railway era\". Betjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as \"no masterpiece\" and noting that its lack of platform seating made it an \"inhuman structure\" which seemed to ignore passengers.",
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}
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"A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship."
],
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[
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"workmanship",
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"A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild."
],
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],
[
"master",
"master"
],
[
"craftsman",
"craftsman"
],
[
"guild",
"guild"
]
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"_dis1": "4 5 90",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meesterproef"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 90",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild",
"tags": [
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"word": "majstersztyk"
}
]
}
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"sense": "piece of work that has been given much critical praise",
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"code": "fa",
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"code": "pt",
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