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"roman": "nadminavam",
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"sense": "To surpass something",
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"word": "превъзхождам"
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"sense": "To surpass something",
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"sense": "To surpass something",
"word": "deklassieren"
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"sense": "To surpass something",
"word": "utklasse"
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"sense": "To surpass something",
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