"blessing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-blessing.ogg [US] Forms: blessings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English blētsung, blēdsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blessinge}} Middle English blessinge, {{m|enm|blessynge}} blessynge, {{inh|en|ang|blētsung}} Old English blētsung, {{m|ang|blēdsung|t=a blessing}} blēdsung (“a blessing”), {{af|en|bless|-ing}} bless + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} blessing (plural blessings)
  1. Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward. Translations (divine or supernatural aid or reward): bekim [masculine] (Albanian), بَرَكَة (baraka) [feminine] (Arabic), نِعْمَة (niʕma) [feminine] (Arabic), օրհնություն (ōrhnutʿyun) (Armenian), urãciuni (Aromanian), 𐬀𐬴𐬌 (aṣ̌i) (Avestan), bərəkət (Azerbaijani), блаславе́нне (blaslavjénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), благаславе́нне (blahaslavjénnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), বরকত (borkot) (Bengali), নেয়ামত (neẏamot) (Bengali), আশীর্বাদ (aśirbad) (Bengali), благослови́я (blagoslovíja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), benedicció [feminine] (Catalan), 祝福 (zhùfú) (Chinese Mandarin), požehnání [neuter] (Czech), velsignelse [common-gender] (Danish), zegen [feminine] (Dutch), beno (Esperanto), siunaus (Finnish), bénédiction [feminine] (French), grâce [feminine] (French), beizón [masculine] (Galician), bendición [feminine] (Galician), კურთხევა (ḳurtxeva) (Georgian), Segen [masculine] (German), Segnung [feminine] (German), 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (þiuþeins) [feminine] (Gothic), albarka (Hausa), בְּרָכָה (b'rakhá) [feminine] (Hebrew), आशीर्वाद (āśīrvād) [masculine] (Hindi), áldás (Hungarian), beannacht [feminine] (Irish), benedizione (Italian), 祝福 (shukufuku) (alt: しゅくふく) (Japanese), kalam (Kapampangan), алғыс (alğys) (Kazakh), бата (bata) (Kazakh), 축복 (chukbok) (Korean), бата (bata) (Kyrgyz), benedictiō [feminine] (Latin), благослов (blagoslov) [masculine] (Macedonian), barka [feminine] (Maltese), bannaght [feminine] (Manx), benysoun (Middle English), ɓaraka [class-10, class-9] (Ngazidja Comorian), bénédiction [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), eebba (Oromo), موهبت (mohebat) (Persian), برکت (barekat) (Persian), Säajen [masculine] (Plautdietsch), błogosławieństwo [neuter] (Polish), bênção [feminine] (Portuguese), binecuvântare [feminine] (Romanian), benedicțiune [feminine] (Romanian), благослове́ние (blagoslovénije) [neuter] (Russian), ми́лость (mílostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), beannachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), бла̏госло̄в [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), blȁgoslōv [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), maasso (Sidamo), požehnanie [neuter] (Slovak), blagoslov (Slovene), bendición [feminine] (Spanish), baraka (Swahili), välsignelse [common-gender] (Swedish), biyaya (Tagalog), баракат (barakat) (Tajik), фотиҳа (fotiha) (Tajik), бәрәкәт (bäräkät) (Tatar), bereket (Turkish), благослове́ння (blahoslovénnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), благослові́ння (blahoslovínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), благослове́нство (blahoslovénstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), برکت (barkat) [feminine] (Urdu), نعمت (nēmat) [feminine] (Urdu), bendith [feminine] (Welsh), segen [common-gender] (West Frisian), ברכה (brokhe) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-noun-rnl9EGQo Disambiguation of 'divine or supernatural aid or reward': 69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2
  2. A pronouncement invoking divine aid. Translations (pronouncement invoking divine aid): благослови́я (blagoslovíja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), požehnání [neuter] (Czech), žehnání [neuter] (Czech), velsignelse [common-gender] (Danish), (in)zegening [feminine] (Dutch), beno (Esperanto), siunaus (Finnish), beizón [masculine] (Galician), Segnen (German), 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (wailaqiss) [feminine] (Gothic), áldás (Hungarian), beannacht [feminine] (Irish), benedizione (Italian), benedictiō [feminine] (Latin), bannaght [feminine] (Manx), benysoun (Middle English), bendishon (Papiamentu), Säajen [masculine] (Plautdietsch), błogosławieństwo [neuter] (Polish), bênção [feminine] (Portuguese), благослове́ние (blagoslovénije) [neuter] (Russian), beannachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), бла̏госло̄в [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), blȁgoslōv [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), välsignelse [common-gender] (Swedish), благослові́ння (blahoslovínnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), bendith [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-noun-XmuP9Ge2 Disambiguation of 'pronouncement invoking divine aid': 6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1
  3. Good fortune. Translations (good fortune): نِعْمَة (niʕma) [feminine] (Arabic), নেয়ামত (neẏamot) (Bengali), বর (bor) (Bengali), благодат (blagodat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), požehnání [neuter] (Czech), zegen [feminine] (Dutch), onni (Finnish), tuuri (Finnish), Segen [masculine] (German), Segnung [feminine] (German), beannacht [feminine] (Irish), نعمت (ne'mat) (Persian), Säajen [masculine] (Plautdietsch), błogosławieństwo [neuter] (Polish), благода́ть (blagodátʹ) [feminine] (Russian), वर (vara) [masculine] (Sanskrit), beannachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), бла̏госло̄в [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), blȁgoslōv [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), baraka (Swahili), бәхет (bäxet) (Tatar), уңыш (uñış) (Tatar), talih (Turkish), baht (Turkish), rhad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-noun-A6rEV5Bv Disambiguation of 'good fortune': 1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1
  4. (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony. Categories (topical): Paganism Translations ((paganism) modern pagan ceremony): zegening [feminine] (Dutch), beannachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-noun-ZKNeLQj4 Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion Disambiguation of '(paganism) modern pagan ceremony': 4 0 2 88 0 1 3 1
  5. The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval. Translations (act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor): خێر (xêr) (Central Kurdish), zegenen [neuter] (Dutch), siunaus (Finnish), bénédiction [feminine] (French), Segnen [neuter] (German), Segnung [feminine] (German), Segenserteilung [feminine] (German), Segen [masculine] (German), ευλογία (evlogía) [feminine] (Greek), beannacht [feminine] (Irish), bénédiction [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), błogosławieństwo [neuter] (Polish), bênção [feminine] (Portuguese), benzimento [masculine] (Portuguese), bendição [feminine] (Portuguese), благослове́ние (blagoslovénije) [neuter] (Russian), моли́тва (molítva) [feminine] (Russian), beannachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), бла̏госло̄в [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), blȁgoslōv [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), baraka (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-noun-D9AKPHHS Disambiguation of 'act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor': 4 6 5 1 77 2 3 2
  6. Something someone is glad of. Translations (thing one is glad of): نِعْمَة (niʕma) [feminine] (Arabic), নেয়ামত (neẏamot) (Bengali), ilonaihe (Finnish), bénédiction [feminine] (French), Segen [masculine] (German), beannacht [feminine] (Irish), bénédiction [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), błogosławieństwo [neuter] (Polish), bênção [feminine] (Portuguese), beannachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-noun-1LKqlrwx Disambiguation of 'thing one is glad of': 3 3 8 3 3 72 4 4
  7. A prayer before a meal; grace.
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-noun-keM9xft6
  8. A group of unicorns. Translations (group of unicorns): troupeau [masculine] (French), harde [feminine] (French), horde [feminine] (French), groupe [masculine] (French), hjord [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-noun-6ewyxRiL Disambiguation of 'group of unicorns': 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a blessing and a curse, blessing in disguise, count one's blessings, mixed blessing, Toronto blessing

Verb

IPA: /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-blessing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English blessinge, blessynge, from Old English blētsung, blēdsung (“a blessing”), equivalent to bless + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blessinge}} Middle English blessinge, {{m|enm|blessynge}} blessynge, {{inh|en|ang|blētsung}} Old English blētsung, {{m|ang|blēdsung|t=a blessing}} blēdsung (“a blessing”), {{af|en|bless|-ing}} bless + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} blessing
  1. present participle and gerund of bless Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bless
    Sense id: en-blessing-en-verb-pSfe1Npd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 11 2 13 2 3 2 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 13 17 3 12 2 3 2 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 5 10 18 3 9 4 5 5 41

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Avestan",
          "roman": "aṣ̌i",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "𐬀𐬴𐬌"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "bərəkət"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "blaslavjénnje",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "блаславе́нне"
        },
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          "roman": "blahaslavjénnje",
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          "word": "благаславе́нне"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "borkot",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "বরকত"
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          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "neẏamot",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "নেয়ামত"
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          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "aśirbad",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "благослови́я"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "benedicció"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhùfú",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "祝福"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
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          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "zegen"
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        {
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "beno"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "siunaus"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "grâce"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "beizón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bendición"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳurtxeva",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "კურთხევა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Segen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Segnung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "þiuþeins",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "albarka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "b'rakhá",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "בְּרָכָה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "āśīrvād",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "आशीर्वाद"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "áldás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "beannacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "benedizione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "alt": "しゅくふく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shukufuku",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "祝福"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "kalam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "alğys",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "алғыс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "bata",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "бата"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chukbok",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "축복"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "bata",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "бата"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "benedictiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "blagoslov",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "благослов"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "barka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bannaght"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "benysoun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "class-10",
            "class-9"
          ],
          "word": "ɓaraka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "Jersey",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bénédiction"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "eebba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mohebat",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "موهبت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "barekat",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "برکت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Säajen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "błogosławieństwo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bênção"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "binecuvântare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "benedicțiune"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "blagoslovénije",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "благослове́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mílostʹ",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ми́лость"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "beannachd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бла̏госло̄в"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "blȁgoslōv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "sid",
          "lang": "Sidamo",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "maasso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "požehnanie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "blagoslov"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bendición"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "baraka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "välsignelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "biyaya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "barakat",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "баракат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "fotiha",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "фотиҳа"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "bäräkät",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "бәрәкәт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "word": "bereket"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "blahoslovénnja",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "благослове́ння"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "blahoslovínnja",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "благослові́ння"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "blahoslovénstvo",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "благослове́нство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "barkat",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "برکت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "nēmat",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "نعمت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bendith"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "segen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 11 4 6 3 2 3 2",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "brokhe",
          "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ברכה"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A pronouncement invoking divine aid."
      ],
      "id": "en-blessing-en-noun-XmuP9Ge2",
      "links": [
        [
          "pronouncement",
          "pronouncement"
        ],
        [
          "invoking",
          "invoke"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "blagoslovíja",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "благослови́я"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "požehnání"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "žehnání"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "velsignelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "(in)zegening"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "word": "beno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "word": "siunaus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beizón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "word": "Segnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "wailaqiss",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "word": "áldás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "beannacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "word": "benedizione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "benedictiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bannaght"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "word": "benysoun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "pap",
          "lang": "Papiamentu",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "word": "bendishon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Säajen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "błogosławieństwo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bênção"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "blagoslovénije",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "благослове́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "beannachd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бла̏госло̄в"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "blȁgoslōv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "välsignelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "blahoslovínnja",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "благослові́ння"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 86 2 0 3 1 1 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bendith"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Good fortune."
      ],
      "id": "en-blessing-en-noun-A6rEV5Bv",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "niʕma",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "نِعْمَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "neẏamot",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "word": "নেয়ামত"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bor",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "word": "বর"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "blagodat",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "благодат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "požehnání"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "word": "onni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "word": "tuuri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Segen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Segnung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "beannacht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ne'mat",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "word": "نعمت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Säajen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "błogosławieństwo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "blagodátʹ",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "благода́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vara",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "वर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "beannachd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бла̏госло̄в"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "blȁgoslōv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "word": "baraka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "bäxet",
          "sense": "good fortune",
          "word": "бәхет"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
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          "unicorns",
          "unicorns"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛsɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-blessing.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1b/En-us-blessing.ogg/En-us-blessing.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/En-us-blessing.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bekim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "baraka",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "بَرَكَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "niʕma",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "نِعْمَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ōrhnutʿyun",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "օրհնություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "urãciuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ae",
      "lang": "Avestan",
      "roman": "aṣ̌i",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "𐬀𐬴𐬌"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "bərəkət"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "blaslavjénnje",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "блаславе́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "blahaslavjénnje",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "благаславе́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "borkot",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "বরকত"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "neẏamot",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "নেয়ামত"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "aśirbad",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "আশীর্বাদ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blagoslovíja",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "благослови́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benedicció"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhùfú",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "祝福"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "požehnání"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "velsignelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "beno"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "siunaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bénédiction"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grâce"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beizón"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bendición"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳurtxeva",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "კურთხევა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Segen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Segnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "þiuþeins",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "albarka"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "b'rakhá",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "בְּרָכָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "āśīrvād",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "आशीर्वाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "áldás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "beannacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "benedizione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しゅくふく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shukufuku",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "祝福"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "kalam"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "alğys",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "алғыс"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bata",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "бата"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chukbok",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "축복"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bata",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "бата"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benedictiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "blagoslov",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "благослов"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "barka"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bannaght"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "benysoun"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "ɓaraka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bénédiction"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "eebba"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mohebat",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "موهبت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "barekat",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "برکت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Säajen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "błogosławieństwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bênção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "binecuvântare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benedicțiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagoslovénije",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "благослове́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílostʹ",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ми́лость"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "beannachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бла̏госло̄в"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blȁgoslōv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sid",
      "lang": "Sidamo",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "maasso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "požehnanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "blagoslov"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bendición"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "baraka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "välsignelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "biyaya"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "barakat",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "баракат"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "fotiha",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "фотиҳа"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "bäräkät",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "бәрәкәт"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "word": "bereket"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "blahoslovénnja",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "благослове́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "blahoslovínnja",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "благослові́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "blahoslovénstvo",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "благослове́нство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "barkat",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "برکت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "nēmat",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "نعمت"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bendith"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "segen"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "brokhe",
      "sense": "divine or supernatural aid or reward",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ברכה"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blagoslovíja",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "благослови́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "požehnání"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "žehnání"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "velsignelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "(in)zegening"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "word": "beno"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "word": "siunaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beizón"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "word": "Segnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "wailaqiss",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "word": "áldás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "beannacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "word": "benedizione"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benedictiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bannaght"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "word": "benysoun"
    },
    {
      "code": "pap",
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "word": "bendishon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Säajen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "błogosławieństwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bênção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagoslovénije",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "благослове́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "beannachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бла̏госло̄в"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blȁgoslōv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "välsignelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "blahoslovínnja",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "благослові́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "pronouncement invoking divine aid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bendith"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "niʕma",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "نِعْمَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "neẏamot",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "নেয়ামত"
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bor",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "বর"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blagodat",
      "sense": "good fortune",
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      "word": "благодат"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "požehnání"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "onni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "tuuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Segen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Segnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "beannacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ne'mat",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "نعمت"
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    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Säajen"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "błogosławieństwo"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagodátʹ",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "благода́ть"
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vara",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "वर"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "beannachd"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "word": "бла̏госло̄в"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "blȁgoslōv"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "baraka"
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      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "bäxet",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "бәхет"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "uñış",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "уңыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "talih"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "baht"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "rhad"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(paganism) modern pagan ceremony",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "zegening"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "(paganism) modern pagan ceremony",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "beannachd"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "zegenen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "word": "siunaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "bénédiction"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Segnen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Segenserteilung"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Segen"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "evlogía",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ευλογία"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "beannacht"
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      "code": "ckb",
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      "roman": "xêr",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "word": "خێر"
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      "code": "nrf",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "bênção"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "benzimento"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bendição"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "blagoslovénije",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "molítva",
      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sh",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "бла̏госло̄в"
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      "sense": "thing one is glad of",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "نِعْمَة"
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      "sense": "thing one is glad of",
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