See profundity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "state of being profound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "profundidade"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "state of being profound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "profundidad"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "proniknovenost",
"sense": "deep intellect or insight",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "проникновеност"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "deep intellect or insight",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "profunditās"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "deep intellect or insight",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "profundidad"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "dǎlbočina",
"sense": "great depth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "дълбочина"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "great depth",
"word": "mélység"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "great depth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "profunditās"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "great depth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "profundeza"
}
],
"word": "profundity"
}
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