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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle",
"word": "hívő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"note": "of law, custom, duty etc.",
"sense": "diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle",
"word": "betartó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle",
"word": "megtartó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle",
"word": "tiszteletben tartó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle",
"word": "követő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle",
"word": "szabálykövető"
}
],
"word": "observant"
}
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