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{ "antonyms": [ { "word": "indirect speech" } ], "etymology_text": ": direct speech < → δείτε τις λέξεις direct και speech", "forms": [ { "form": "direct speech" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Γραμματική (αγγλικά)" ], "glosses": [ "ο ευθύς λόγος, ο λόγος μέσω του οποίου μεταδίδονται τα λόγια ενός προσώπου άμεσα, δηλαδή έτσι ακριβώς όπως τα είπε" ], "raw_tags": [ "γραμματική" ] } ], "word": "direct speech" }
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