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"ipa": "[ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾaɫ]",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɐ̃.sɨʃˈtɾa.li/",
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"Portugal",
"Southern"
]
},
{
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},
{
"rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
}
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"feminine",
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"neuter",
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"error-unrecognized-form",
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"definite",
"error-unrecognized-form",
"masculine",
"plural"
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"error-unrecognized-form",
"feminine",
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"plural"
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"definite",
"error-unrecognized-form",
"masculine",
"neuter",
"singular"
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"definite",
"error-unrecognized-form",
"feminine",
"singular"
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"definite",
"error-unrecognized-form",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"definite",
"error-unrecognized-form",
"feminine",
"neuter",
"plural"
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"ancestral"
],
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[
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],
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"neuter"
]
}
],
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{
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{
"word": "ancestralidad"
},
{
"word": "ancestralmente"
}
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"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
}
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"Spanish terms derived from Latin",
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],
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"ancestral"
],
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],
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"masculine"
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"Spain"
]
},
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"Spain"
]
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{
"ipa": "/ansesˈtɾal/",
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"Latin-America",
"Philippines"
]
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"Latin-America",
"Philippines"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-al"
}
],
"word": "ancestral"
}
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