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"sense": "feeling of pleasure — see also satisfaction",
"word": "mielihyvä"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "feeling of pleasure — see also satisfaction",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gratyfikacja"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovolʹstvije",
"sense": "feeling of pleasure — see also satisfaction",
"word": "удовольствие"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udovletvorenije",
"sense": "feeling of pleasure — see also satisfaction",
"word": "удовлетворение"
}
],
"word": "gratification"
}
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