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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duànduànxùxùdì",
"sense": "intermittently",
"word": "断断续续地"
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"word": "af en aan"
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"word": "ab und zu"
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"roman": "katá dialeímmata",
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"word": "κατά διαλείμματα"
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"word": "κατά διαλείμματα"
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"sense": "intermittently",
"word": "till och från"
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],
"word": "on and off"
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