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"word": "رَحِيم"
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"word": "благодетелен"
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"word": "仁慈"
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"word": "慈善"
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{
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "善行"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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"word": "hyvää tekevä"
},
{
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{
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"word": "wohltätig"
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "慈悲深い"
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"alt": "なさけぶかい",
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"sense": "Translations",
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"word": "奇特な"
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"word": "beneficus"
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"code": "fa",
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"word": "سودبخش"
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "beneficente"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "binefăcător"
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{
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"roman": "mílostivyj",
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"word": "ми́лостивый"
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{
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"word": "благоде́тельный"
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "benéfico"
},
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"Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial."
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"philanthropic"
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"beneficial",
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"word": "благодетелен"
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"roman": "réncí",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "仁慈"
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{
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"roman": "císhàn",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "慈善"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "shànxíng",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "善行"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "hyvää tekevä"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
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"word": "miséricordieux"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "bienfaisant"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "wohltätig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "agathopoiós",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "αγαθοποιός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
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"roman": "agathopoiós",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ἀγαθοποιός"
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"alt": "じひぶかい",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "慈悲深い"
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"alt": "なさけぶかい",
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"word": "情け深い"
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"word": "奇特な"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "beneficus"
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{
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"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nikukâr",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "نیکوکار"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sudbaxš",
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"word": "سودبخش"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "beneficente"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "binefăcător"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílostivyj",
"sense": "Translations",
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "blagodételʹnyj",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "благоде́тельный"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "benéfico"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blahotvórnyj",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "благотво́рний"
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