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German philologist, linguist (1732-1806)
Also known as: Johann Adelung, Иоганн Кристоф Аделунг, يوهان كريستوف أدلونغ, ヨハン・フリストフ・アデルング, 约翰·克里斯托弗·阿德隆, Аделунг Иоганн Кристоф
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