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"etymology_text": "From Ezekiel 36:25 of the King James Bible.",
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"A hardhearted character, stern or cruel nature."
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"(figuratively, idiomatic) A hardhearted character, stern or cruel nature."
],
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"word": "heart of glass"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "stonehearted character",
"word": "kivisydän"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "stonehearted character",
"word": "cœur de pierre"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "stonehearted character",
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],
"word": "serce z kamienia"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "stonehearted character",
"word": "coração duro"
},
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"code": "udm",
"lang": "Udmurt",
"roman": "iz śuľem",
"sense": "stonehearted character",
"word": "из сюлем"
}
]
}
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"word": "kivisydän"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "stonehearted character",
"word": "cœur de pierre"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "stonehearted character",
"tags": [
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"word": "serce z kamienia"
},
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"sense": "stonehearted character",
"word": "coração duro"
},
{
"code": "udm",
"lang": "Udmurt",
"roman": "iz śuľem",
"sense": "stonehearted character",
"word": "из сюлем"
}
],
"word": "heart of stone"
}
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