See legate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "լեգատ"
},
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "legat",
"sense": "deputy representing the pope",
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"word": "легат"
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"lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
"sense": "deputy representing the pope",
"word": "huēyi teōpixcātītlantli"
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"code": "de",
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{
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"code": "de",
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"word": "Gesandte"
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"word": "նվիրակ"
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"To leave as a legacy."
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"(transitive) To leave as a legacy."
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"ipa": "/ˈlɛɡɪt/"
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"rhymes": "-ɛɡət"
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