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"roman": "kaa thvəə trap taam",
"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
"word": "ការធ្វើត្រាប់តាម"
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"code": "ko",
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"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
"word": "흉내"
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"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
"word": "입내"
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"code": "ml",
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"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
"word": "മിമിക്രി"
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"code": "ml",
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"roman": "śabdānukaraṇaṁ",
"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
"word": "ശബ്ദാനുകരണം"
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"code": "fa",
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"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
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"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
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"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
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"word": "gagad"
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"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
"word": "öyküntü"
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"sense": "the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else",
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