See niby in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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],
"hyphenation": [
"ni‧by"
],
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"pos": "prep",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"as if"
],
"links": [
[
"as if",
"as if"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɲi.bɘ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ibɘ"
},
{
"homophone": "niby-"
}
],
"word": "niby"
}
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