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"sense": "of a primary or central nature",
"word": "birinci növbədə"
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "of a primary or central nature",
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"sense": "of a primary or central nature",
"word": "hauptsächlich"
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"lang": "German",
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"word": "in erster Linie"
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