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"word": "គួរតែ"
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"word": "គួរតែ"
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{
"code": "da",
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{
"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"code": "uk",
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"word": "ва́рто"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "indicating desirability",
"word": "burde"
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"code": "fi",
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{
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "слід"
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{
"code": "uk",
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"word": "ва́рто"
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{
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