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"expansion": "→ Bulgarian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
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"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
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"name": "desc"
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"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
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"2": "mèsi",
"alts": "1"
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"name": "desc"
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"name": "desc"
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"alts": "1"
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"name": "desc"
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"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
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"name": "desc"
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"name": "desc"
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"French terms derived from Old French",
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{
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{
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"1": "ar",
"2": "مرسي",
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"tr": "mersī"
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"expansion": "→ Arabic: مرسي (mersī, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
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},
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"depth": 1,
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"1": "hy",
"2": "մերսի",
"bor": "1",
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"expansion": "→ Armenian: մերսի (mersi, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
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},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "мерси́",
"bor": "1",
"gloss": "thanks (colloquial)"
},
"expansion": "→ Bulgarian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Bulgarian: мерси́ (mersí, “thanks (colloquial)”)"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
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"name": "desc"
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},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Dutch: merci",
"name": "desc"
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"text": "→ Dutch: merci"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ German: merci",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ht",
"2": "mèsi",
"alts": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
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},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "メルシー",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "merushī"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: メルシー (merushī)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: メルシー (merushī)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ko",
"2": "메르시",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Korean: 메르시 (mereusi)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "lou",
"2": "mèsi",
"alts": "1"
},
"expansion": "Louisiana Creole: mèsi, mærsi",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "merci",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ota",
"2": "մէրսի",
"bor": "1"
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}
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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"1": "fa",
"2": "مرسی",
"bor": "1",
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"tr": "mersi"
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"name": "desc"
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"depth": 1,
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"1": "ro",
"2": "mersi",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
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"1": "ru",
"2": "мерси́",
"bor": "1",
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"name": "desc"
}
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"Paris"
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"word": "merci"
}
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