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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "optumus"
}
],
"word": "optimus"
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/865",
"msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: optimus/Latin 'Number' base_tags=set()",
"path": [
"optimus"
],
"section": "Latin",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "optimus",
"trace": ""
}
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