See -iss on Wiktionary
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"word": "aiss"
},
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"word": "ciss"
},
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"word": "diss"
},
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"word": "eiss"
},
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},
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"word": "giss"
},
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}
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},
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"english": "The note F raised by one semitone is called F-sharp.",
"text": "Tonen f hevet et halvt tonetrinn kalles fiss.",
"translation": "The note F raised by one semitone is called F-sharp.",
"type": "example"
},
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"ref": "1944, Børre Qvamme, Musikk, pages 35–36:",
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"Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɪsː",
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},
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"text": "Tonen f hevet et halvt tonetrinn kalles fiss.",
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