"aeviternity" meaning in All languages combined

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        "feminine"
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      "word": "éviternité"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies — see also aevum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eviternità"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies — see also aevum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aeviternitās"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies — see also aevum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eviternidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies — see also aevum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eviternitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies — see also aevum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eviternidad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aeviternity"
}