See laze on Wiktionary
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{
"categories": [
"Pages with 5 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Slovak entries with incorrect language header",
"Slovak non-lemma forms",
"Slovak noun forms",
"Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation"
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "laz"
}
],
"glosses": [
"locative singular of laz"
],
"links": [
[
"laz",
"laz#Slovak"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"locative",
"singular"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ˈlaze]"
}
],
"word": "laze"
}
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