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]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/pons a.siˈnoː.rum/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[põːs̠ äs̠ɪˈnoːrʊ̃ˑ]",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/pons a.siˈno.rum/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[pɔns äs̬iˈnɔːrum]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Jean Buridan"
],
"word": "pons asinorum"
}
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