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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "langatmig"
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{
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "weitschweifig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "wortreich"
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"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "perissológos",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "περισσολόγος"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "foclach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "teangach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "prolisso"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jōzetsuna",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "饒舌な"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kudoi",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "くどい"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kudokudoshii",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "くどくどしい"
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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "verbōsus"
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"roman": "góvoren",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "го́ворен"
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mnoguglágoliv",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "многугла́голив"
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "réčev",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "ре́чев"
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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "wordy"
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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
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"word": "многосло́вный"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "sözü uzatan"
},
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "bahatoslívnyj",
"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
"word": "багатослі́вний"
},
{
"code": "cy",
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"sense": "using an excessive number of words",
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