See alfa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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],
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},
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],
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},
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"english": "alpha helix",
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],
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},
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"english": "alpha radiation",
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},
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},
{
"english": "alpha test",
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"word": "alfa-thástáil"
},
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],
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},
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],
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},
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}
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},
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],
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},
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],
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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