laughter is the best medicine in English

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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "الضحك افضل دواء"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "nauru pidentää ikää"
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        {
          "code": "de",
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          "word": "Lachen ist die beste Medizin"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "warai wa hito no kusuri",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "笑いは人の薬"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "juokas geriausias vaistas"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "rir é o melhor remédio"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "smex lučšeje lekarstvo",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "смех лучшее лекарство"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "la risa es la mejor medicina"
        }
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  "word": "laughter is the best medicine"
}

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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "الضحك افضل دواء"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "nauru pidentää ikää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "Lachen ist die beste Medizin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "warai wa hito no kusuri",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "笑いは人の薬"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "juokas geriausias vaistas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "rir é o melhor remédio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smex lučšeje lekarstvo",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "смех лучшее лекарство"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "la risa es la mejor medicina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laughter is the best medicine"
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"laughter is the best medicine" meaning in English

Proverb