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"word": "eräänlainen"
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"sense": "Resembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat",
"word": "en quelque sorte"
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"word": "como se fosse"
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"word": "мо́жно сказа́ть"
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"word": "liksom"
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"sense": "Resembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat",
"word": "rodzaju"
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"word": "typu"
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"word": "е́сли мо́жно так вы́разиться"
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