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"word": "сухо́й"
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"roman": "faktičeski",
"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
"word": "фактически"
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"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
"word": "asiapohjainen"
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"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
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"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
"word": "asiallinen"
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"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
"word": "tosiasioihin perustuva"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
"word": "todellisuudentajuinen"
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"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
"word": "rzeczowy"
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{
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"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
"word": "fáctico"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "of, or relating to facts only",
"word": "factual"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "prozaičen",
"sense": "lacking emotion",
"word": "прозаичен"
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"sense": "lacking emotion",
"word": "asiallinen"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking emotion",
"word": "realistinen"
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"sense": "lacking emotion",
"word": "viileä"
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"roman": "suxój",
"sense": "lacking emotion",
"word": "сухо́й"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xolódnyj",
"sense": "lacking emotion",
"word": "холо́дный"
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"roman": "ravnodúšnyj",
"sense": "lacking emotion",
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