"lit" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪt/ Audio: en-us-lit.ogg [US] Forms: more lit [comparative], most lit [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Alteration of earlier light, from Middle English lighte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterite of līhtan (“to light”)) by analogy with bit. More at light; compare fit (“fought”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|light}} light, {{inh|en|enm|lighte}} Middle English lighte, {{der|en|ang|līhtte}} Old English līhtte, {{m|ang|līhtan||to light}} līhtan (“to light”), {{m|en|bit}} bit, {{m|en|light}} light, {{m|en|fit|id=fought|t=fought}} fit (“fought”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} lit (comparative more lit, superlative most lit)
  1. Illuminated. Synonyms: lighted, luminous, illuminated, shining Translations (Lighted): osvětlený (Czech), tændt (Danish), valaistu (Finnish), allumé (French), beleuchtet (German), angezündet (German), acceso (Italian), о́светлен (ósvetlen) (Macedonian), aceso (Portuguese), iluminado (Portuguese), освещённый (osveščónnyj) (Russian), aḍḍumatu [masculine] (Sicilian), encendido (Spanish), alumbrado (Spanish), iluminado (Spanish), aluzado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lit-en-adj-Eufbor~g Disambiguation of 'Lighted': 90 4 3 3 1
  2. (slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Tags: slang Synonyms: stoned, stoned, drunk Translations (Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned): päihtynyt (Finnish), на́пушен (nápušen) (Macedonian), на́дуван (náduvan) (Macedonian), ntrunatu [masculine] (Sicilian), stunatu [masculine] (Sicilian), viajado [masculine] (Spanish), pasado [masculine] (Spanish), drogado [masculine] (Spanish), pedo (Spanish), volado (Spanish), puesto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lit-en-adj-7zM-j4ET Disambiguation of 'Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned': 3 92 3 1 0
  3. (slang, usually of a female) Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so. Tags: of a female, slang, usually Synonyms: randy
    Sense id: en-lit-en-adj-7Blpkyn3
  4. (slang) Exciting, captivating; fun. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-lit-en-adj-BW-rW8y4
  5. (slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool. Tags: slang Synonyms: excellent
    Sense id: en-lit-en-adj-jq4G0KMi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: dim-lit, fairy-lit, gaslit, gas-lit, half lit, illlit, ill-lit, litty, lit up, moon-lilit, oil-lit, strip-lit, well-lit

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪt/ Audio: en-us-lit.ogg [US] Forms: litter [comparative], more lit [comparative], littest [superlative], most lit [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Middle English lit, lut, from Old English lȳt (“little, few”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little, small”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to cower, hunch over”). Cognate with Old Saxon lut (“little”), Middle High German lützen (“to make small or low, decrease”). More at little. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|lit}} Middle English lit, {{m|enm|lut}} lut, {{der|en|ang|lȳt||little, few}} Old English lȳt (“little, few”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*lūtilaz||little, small}} Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little, small”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lewd-||to cower, hunch over}} Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to cower, hunch over”), {{cog|osx|lut||little}} Old Saxon lut (“little”), {{cog|gmh|lützen||to make small or low, decrease}} Middle High German lützen (“to make small or low, decrease”), {{l|en|little}} little Head templates: {{en-adj|litter|more}} lit (comparative litter or more lit, superlative littest or most lit)
  1. (obsolete) Little. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lit-en-adj-pp9mY4iX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪt/ Audio: en-us-lit.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Middle English lit, lut, from Old English lȳt (“little, few”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little, small”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to cower, hunch over”). Cognate with Old Saxon lut (“little”), Middle High German lützen (“to make small or low, decrease”). More at little. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|lit}} Middle English lit, {{m|enm|lut}} lut, {{der|en|ang|lȳt||little, few}} Old English lȳt (“little, few”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*lūtilaz||little, small}} Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little, small”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lewd-||to cower, hunch over}} Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to cower, hunch over”), {{cog|osx|lut||little}} Old Saxon lut (“little”), {{cog|gmh|lützen||to make small or low, decrease}} Middle High German lützen (“to make small or low, decrease”), {{l|en|little}} little Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lit (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Little. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Related terms: lite
    Sense id: en-lit-en-noun-pp9mY4iX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪt/ Audio: en-us-lit.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Middle English lit, from Old Norse litr (“colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlitaz (“sight, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Icelandic litur (“colour”), Old English wlite (“brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment”), Old English wlītan (“to gaze, look, observe”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|lit}} Middle English lit, {{der|en|non|litr||colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance}} Old Norse litr (“colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*wlitiz}} Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, {{m|gem-pro|*wlitaz||sight, face}} *wlitaz (“sight, face”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wel-||to see}} Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”), {{cog|is|litur||colour}} Icelandic litur (“colour”), {{cog|ang|wlite||brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment}} Old English wlite (“brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment”), {{cog|ang|wlītan||to gaze, look, observe}} Old English wlītan (“to gaze, look, observe”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lit (uncountable)
  1. (UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable Derived forms: lithouse, lit-house, litmus
    Sense id: en-lit-en-noun-h-GOlYz3 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪt/ Audio: en-us-lit.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Short for literature. Etymology templates: {{m|en|literature}} literature Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lit (uncountable)
  1. Clipping of literature. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable Alternative form of: literature Related terms: wagon-lit (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-lit-en-noun-KrVNBsB9 Derived forms: chick lit, comput lit, dick lit, frat lit, lad lit, lit crit, litfan, misery lit, mis lit, quit lit, sick lit, vid lit
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪt/ Audio: en-us-lit.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Alteration of earlier light, from Middle English lighte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterite of līhtan (“to light”)) by analogy with bit. More at light; compare fit (“fought”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|light}} light, {{inh|en|enm|lighte}} Middle English lighte, {{der|en|ang|līhtte}} Old English līhtte, {{m|ang|līhtan||to light}} līhtan (“to light”), {{m|en|bit}} bit, {{m|en|light}} light, {{m|en|fit|id=fought|t=fought}} fit (“fought”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lit
  1. simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”) Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: light (extra: illuminate; start a fire; etc)
    Sense id: en-lit-en-verb-5qMd7pWV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”) Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: light (extra: alight: land, come down on)
    Sense id: en-lit-en-verb-M-8zMOhs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪt/ Audio: en-us-lit.ogg [US] Forms: lits [present, singular, third-person], litting [participle, present], litted [participle, past], litted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Alteration of earlier light, from Middle English lighte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterite of līhtan (“to light”)) by analogy with bit. More at light; compare fit (“fought”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|light}} light, {{inh|en|enm|lighte}} Middle English lighte, {{der|en|ang|līhtte}} Old English līhtte, {{m|ang|līhtan||to light}} līhtan (“to light”), {{m|en|bit}} bit, {{m|en|light}} light, {{m|en|fit|id=fought|t=fought}} fit (“fought”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)
  1. (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight). Tags: US, dialectal
    Sense id: en-lit-en-verb-~1L4mOuE Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪt/ Audio: en-us-lit.ogg [US] Forms: lits [present, singular, third-person], litting [participle, present], litted [participle, past], litted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Middle English litten, liten, from Old Norse lita (“to colour”), from litr (“colour”). See above. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|litten}} Middle English litten, {{m|enm|liten}} liten, {{der|en|non|lita||to colour}} Old Norse lita (“to colour”), {{m|non|litr||colour}} litr (“colour”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)
  1. (transitive) To colour; dye. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-lit-en-verb-ObloJjQ4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
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          "word": "osvětlený"
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          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "tændt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "valaistu"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "allumé"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "beleuchtet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "angezündet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "acceso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ósvetlen",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "о́светлен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "aceso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "iluminado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "освещённый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "aḍḍumatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "encendido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "alumbrado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "iluminado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 4 3 3 1",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Lighted",
          "word": "aluzado"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "ref": "1932, Hart Crane, letter, 16 February",
          "text": "True to my word last night, I got very lit."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "drunk"
        ],
        [
          "intoxicated",
          "intoxicated"
        ],
        [
          "under the influence",
          "under the influence"
        ],
        [
          "drug",
          "drug"
        ],
        [
          "alcohol",
          "alcohol"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stoned"
        },
        {
          "word": "stoned"
        },
        {
          "word": "drunk"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "word": "päihtynyt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nápušen",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "word": "на́пушен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "náduvan",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "word": "на́дуван"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ntrunatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "stunatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "viajado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pasado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "drogado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "word": "pedo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "word": "volado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 3 1 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "puesto"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "sexually"
        ],
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          "aroused"
        ],
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          "visibly"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "randy"
        }
      ],
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        "slang",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "ref": "2017 November, Justin Allec, Adrian Lysenko, Kirsti Salmi, “Sounds of the City: Part VI”, in The Walleye, page 8",
          "text": "DJ sets so lit the dance floor's dripping with sweat?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 July 4, James Courtney, “Music Picks”, in San Antonio Current, page 39",
          "text": "If indie punk, pop-punk, post-punk, and emo happen to be your bag, this early-week show at Paper Tiger is gonna be lit.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 December 27, Shan Kekahuna, “Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!”, in MauiTime, page 17",
          "text": "New Year's Eve is once a year and it's gonna be lit.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "This party is gonna be lit.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Exciting, captivating; fun."
      ],
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          "exciting"
        ],
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "ref": "2017 June 8, “Out with the old, in with the new”, in Dundrum Gazette, page 18",
          "text": "[…] will keep your feet looking lit this summer thanks to the Trainer Exchange.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, \"Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in Manhattan\", Art Bodega Magazine, December/January 2019",
          "text": "At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 October, Alice Ridley, “Letter from the Editor”, in Connect Magazine, page 4",
          "text": "The fourth article is all about autumnal leaf photography tips to get our Instagram photos looking lit.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "Those jeans are lit.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Excellent, fantastic; cool."
      ],
      "id": "en-lit-en-adj-jq4G0KMi",
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        [
          "Excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "fantastic",
          "fantastic"
        ],
        [
          "cool",
          "cool"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "excellent"
        }
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
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          "text": "New Year's Eve is once a year and it's gonna be lit.",
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          "text": "[…] will keep your feet looking lit this summer thanks to the Trainer Exchange.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, \"Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in Manhattan\", Art Bodega Magazine, December/January 2019",
          "text": "At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 October, Alice Ridley, “Letter from the Editor”, in Connect Magazine, page 4",
          "text": "The fourth article is all about autumnal leaf photography tips to get our Instagram photos looking lit.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
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          "word": "excellent"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Lighted",
      "word": "osvětlený"
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    {
      "code": "da",
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      "word": "tændt"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Lighted",
      "word": "valaistu"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "allumé"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "angezündet"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "word": "acceso"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
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      "word": "о́светлен"
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    {
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      "word": "aceso"
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stoned\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"pasado\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"drogado\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned\", \"word\": \"pedo\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned\", \"word\": \"volado\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"puesto\"}], \"word\": \"lit\"}",
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adj",
  "title": "lit",
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