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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "skǎpja se",
"sense": "to be frugal",
"word": "скъпя се"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "guòdùsuōjiǎn",
"sense": "to be frugal",
"word": "过度缩减"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be frugal",
"word": "matatoua"
}
],
"word": "scrimp"
}
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*(s)ker-",
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"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "sċrimman",
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"name": "cog"
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{
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