See constructor on Wiktionary
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/konstɾuɡˈtoɾ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[kõns.t̪ɾuɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-oɾ"
}
],
"word": "constructor"
}
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{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive-dative'",
"path": [
"constructor"
],
"section": "Romanian",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "constructor",
"trace": ""
}
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