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{
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"word": "ча́стный детекти́в"
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"sense": "any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering",
"word": "özel dedektif"
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{
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"code": "af",
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"sense": "any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering",
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},
{
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"sense": "any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering",
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"sense": "any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering",
"word": "私家偵探"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "si¹ gaa¹ zing¹ taam³",
"sense": "any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering",
"word": "私家侦探"
},
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"sense": "any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering",
"word": "私人偵探"
},
{
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"word": "私人侦探"
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"word": "eradetektiiv"
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"sense": "any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering",
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"word": "özel dedektif"
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"code": "uk",
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