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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character",
"word": "arvokas rouva"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "grande dame"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character",
"word": "גבירה כבודה"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character",
"word": "גבירה אריסטוקרטית"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character",
"word": "גבירה מרשימה"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "very highly regarded and well-known institution or structure, or large conveyance",
"word": "kuningatar"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Maggie Smith"
],
"word": "grande dame"
}
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