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"masculine"
],
"word": "hart"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "síla duxa",
"sense": "mental or emotional strength",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "си́ла духа"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "mental or emotional strength",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "forza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mental or emotional strength",
"word": "fortaleza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mental or emotional strength",
"word": "tapperhet"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mental or emotional strength",
"word": "metanet"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mental or emotional strength",
"word": "sebat"
}
],
"word": "fortitude"
}
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