See sentimentality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "Gefühlsseligkeit"
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"sense": "act of being sentimental",
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"feminine"
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"word": "Rührseligkeit"
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{
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"word": "भावुकता"
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{
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{
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"feminine"
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{
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{
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "tr",
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"word": "duygusallık"
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