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nach·as or naches nach·es (näkh′əs)

noun

pleasurable pride, esp. in another's achievements

Etymology: Yiddish nakhes < Heb nachat, a calmness, repose < nach, to rest

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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