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Delivered to your inbox! },{ { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971069', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Definition of drug written for English Language Learners from the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and count/noncount noun labels. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot2_flex' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, English words for друг include friend, mate, lover, chum, sidekick, amigo, mucker, cock, oppo and cully. 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