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"sense": "one who sponges",
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"sense": "one who sponges",
"tags": [
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"sense": "one who sponges",
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"sense": "one who sponges",
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"word": "παράσιτος"
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"sense": "one who sponges",
"tags": [
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"word": "failpéir"
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"sense": "one who sponges",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "parasītus"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "one who sponges",
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"word": "parasīta"
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"sense": "one who sponges",
"tags": [
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"word": "мо́лзач"
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"roman": "muftédžija",
"sense": "one who sponges",
"tags": [
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"word": "муфте́џија"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who sponges",
"tags": [
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"word": "cafiche"
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"sense": "one who sponges",
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"word": "gorrón"
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"sense": "one who sponges",
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