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"(of animals) Of good breed."
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"sense": "of good breed",
"word": "van een goed ras"
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"roman": "ājāneya",
"sense": "of good breed",
"word": "आजानेय"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "čistokrǎven",
"sense": "of good breed",
"word": "чистокръвен"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of good breed",
"word": "van een goed ras"
},
{
"code": "sa",
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"roman": "ājāneya",
"sense": "of good breed",
"word": "आजानेय"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "well-mannered and refined",
"word": "welopgevoed"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "ājāneya",
"sense": "well-mannered and refined",
"word": "आजानेय"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "well-mannered and refined",
"word": "bien nacido"
}
],
"word": "well-bred"
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