See enhauncen on Wiktionary
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[
"astrology",
"astrology"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare, astrology) To be influential (of a planet)."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"topics": [
"astrology",
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɛnˈ(h)au̯nsən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɛnˈ(h)ansən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/an-/"
}
],
"word": "enhauncen"
}
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