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"word": "хоёрдмол утгагүй"
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"word": "የማያሻማ"
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"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
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"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
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"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "üheselt mõistetav"
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"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "yksikäsitteinen"
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"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "sans équivoque"
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"roman": "ertmnišvnelovani",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "ერთმნიშვნელოვანი"
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"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "eindeutig"
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"roman": "anamfísimos",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "αναμφίσημος"
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"roman": "anamfívolos",
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"word": "αναμφίβολος"
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"word": "egyértelmű"
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"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "awataksa"
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"word": "gan athbhrí"
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"word": "бір мағыналы"
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"word": "хоёрдмол утгагүй"
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"word": "utvetydige"
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"word": "بی ابهام"
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "neechivoc"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "precis"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "neambiguu"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "univoc"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nedvusmýslennyj",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "недвусмы́сленный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "carente de ambigüedad"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "net"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity",
"word": "diamwys"
}
],
"word": "unambiguous"
}
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