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"code": "de",
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"word": "姿勢"
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"code": "ko",
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"sense": "position of body",
"word": "자세"
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{
"code": "ky",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "uk",
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"word": "стату́ра"
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"sense": "to put one's body into a posture or series of postures",
"word": "позирам"
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"sense": "to put one's body into a posture or series of postures",
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