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"sense": "key in database table",
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"word": "主码"
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"sense": "key in database table",
"word": "elsődleges kulcs"
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"sense": "key in database table",
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"sense": "key in database table",
"word": "cheie primară"
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"sense": "key in database table",
"tags": [
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"word": "перви́чный ключ"
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"word": "примарни кључ"
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