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"word": "vezzeggiativo"
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"word": "termo afetivo"
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"roman": "laskátelʹnoje ímja",
"sense": "word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection",
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"word": "ласка́тельное и́мя"
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"word": "palabra de afecto"
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"ref": "1987 September 20, Nicholas D. Kristof, “Kidnap-Murder of 5-Year-Old Shakes Japan”, in New York Times, retrieved 2013-06-25",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2002 June 16, Simon Robinson, “Tropical Trouble”, in Time",
"text": "The people of Madagascar call him Deba, which means Big Boss. When President Didier Ratsiraka came to power 26 years ago, the moniker was meant as a term of endearment.",
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"sense": "word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection",
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"word": "palabra de afecto"
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