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},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in a manner of speaking",
"word": "deyim yerindeyse"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in a manner of speaking",
"word": "tabiri caize"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tak by móvyty",
"sense": "in a manner of speaking",
"word": "так би мо́вити"
}
],
"word": "so to speak"
}
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