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"lang_code": "th",
"sense": "17th- and 18th-century intellectual movement",
"word": "ยุคเรืองปัญญา"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"sense": "17th- and 18th-century intellectual movement",
"word": "ยุคสว่าง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "17th- and 18th-century intellectual movement",
"word": "Aydınlanma"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "Prosvítnyctvo",
"sense": "17th- and 18th-century intellectual movement",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Просві́тництво"
}
],
"word": "Enlightenment"
}
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