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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prevosxódstvo",
"sense": "the quality of being excellent",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "превосхо́дство"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the quality of being excellent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "excelencia"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the quality of being excellent",
"word": "prestancia"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "ciṟappu",
"sense": "the quality of being excellent",
"word": "சிறப்பு"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "mēṉmai",
"sense": "the quality of being excellent",
"word": "மேன்மை"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "the quality of being excellent",
"word": "śpālmäññe"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"excellence"
],
"word": "excellence"
}
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