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"word": "సొంపు"
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"ref": "1881, Isaac D'Israeli, Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "beauty of an idea",
"word": "eleganssi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "beauty of an idea",
"word": "tyylikkyys"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "beauty of an idea",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cuannacht"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "elegántnostʹ",
"sense": "beauty of an idea",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "элега́нтность"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "beauty of an idea",
"word": "kagandahan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "refinement or luxury",
"word": "ylellisyys"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "refinement or luxury",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gléastacht"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "refinement or luxury",
"word": "elegansya"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"elegance"
],
"word": "elegance"
}
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