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"word": "mitä pirua"
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"word": "per la diablo"
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"sense": "used to add emphasis to \"what\" when beginning question",
"word": "cad é an diabhal"
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"sense": "used to add emphasis to \"what\" when beginning question",
"word": "cad san diabhal"
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"sense": "used to add emphasis to \"what\" when beginning question",
"word": "ce dracu"
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