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"word": "bis ins Kleinste"
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"word": "တစ်သဝေမတိမ်း"
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"word": "al peu de la lletra"
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"word": "ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "အတိုၚ်လိက်ဂှ်"
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"code": "mnw",
"lang": "Mon",
"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "အတိုၚ်အက္ခရ်ဂှ်"
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"word": "à la lettre"
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"word": "au pied de la lettre"
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"word": "à la virgule près"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "ao pé da letra"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "bis ins Kleinste"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "alla lettera"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "saidai o morasazu",
"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "細大を漏らさず"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geulja geudaero",
"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "글자 그대로"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "wuertwiertlech"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "til punkt og prikke"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "dosłownie"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "ao pé da letra"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "à letra"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "à risca"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "a la letra"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "al pie de la letra"
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"word": "a pies juntillas"
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"sense": "idiomatic for “literally”, following the rules as they're written",
"word": "a rajatabla"
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"word": "till punkt och pricka"
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