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},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪʃən"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎzhvala",
"sense": "the act of exalting or raising high",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "възхвала"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the act of exalting or raising high",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Erhöhen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the act of exalting or raising high",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Erhöhung"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "hauheins",
"sense": "the act of exalting or raising high",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the act of exalting or raising high",
"word": "felmagasztalás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the act of exalting or raising high",
"word": "magasztalás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"note": "in the literal sense",
"sense": "the act of exalting or raising high",
"word": "felemelés"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šaraf",
"sense": "the act of exalting or raising high",
"word": "شرف"
}
],
"word": "exaltation"
}
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