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"sense": "someone older than someone else",
"word": "선배"
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"sense": "someone older than someone else",
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"sense": "someone older than someone else",
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"sense": "someone older than someone else",
"word": "รุ่นพี่"
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"word": "선배"
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"alt": "前輩",
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"sense": "someone older than someone else",
"word": "tiền bối"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "someone older than someone else",
"word": "đàn anh"
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