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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈpiksɪs/ Forms: pyxiden [plural], pyxissen [plural], pyxisje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís). Doublet of box, buks (“shotgun”), and bus (“container”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|la|pyxis}} Latin pyxis, {{der|nl|grc|πυξίς}} Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís), {{doublet|nl|box|buks|bus|t2=shotgun|t3=container}} Doublet of box, buks (“shotgun”), and bus (“container”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|pyxiden|pyxisje|pl2=-en}} pyxis f (plural pyxiden or pyxissen, diminutive pyxisje n)
  1. Various types of small box:
    (Roman Catholicism) A small box for storing consecrated hosts, e.g. in a tabernacle or for travel when tending to the sick.
    Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Containers, Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-pyxis-nl-noun-uNhcms-2 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
  2. Various types of small box:
    (archaeology) A type of small box from Ancient Greece holding small, valuable items (such as jewellery, cosmetics or medicine).
    Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Archaeology, Containers
    Sense id: en-pyxis-nl-noun-w0GyqQi- Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪksɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pyxis.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pyxides [plural]
Etymology: From Latin pyxis (“small box”). Doublet of box, piseog, and pyx. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pyxis||small box}} Latin pyxis (“small box”), {{doublet|en|box|piseog|pyx}} Doublet of box, piseog, and pyx Head templates: {{en-noun|pyxides}} pyxis (plural pyxides)
  1. A small box. Translations (small box): πυξίς (puxís) (Ancient Greek), Pyxis [feminine] (German), pyxis (Latin), szkatułka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-pyxis-en-noun-JiQkAR~M Disambiguation of 'small box': 94 0 0 6 0
  2. (botany) A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds. Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: pyxidium
    Sense id: en-pyxis-en-noun-kaLzRe~o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 29 30 29 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 21 25 29 24 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. A nautical compass. Categories (topical): Containers Translations (nautical compass): laivakompassi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pyxis-en-noun-XecKFtLp Disambiguation of Containers: 2 17 35 27 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 29 30 29 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 21 25 29 24 Disambiguation of 'nautical compass': 0 2 90 5 2
  4. (Christianity) The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday. Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-pyxis-en-noun-UQO3a-yu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 29 30 29 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 21 25 29 24 Topics: Christianity
  5. (anatomy) acetabulum. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-pyxis-en-noun-e4E3JjYX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 29 30 29 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 21 25 29 24 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈpyk.sis/ [Classical], [ˈpʏks̠ɪs̠] [Classical], /ˈpik.sis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈpiksis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|πυξίς}} Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís) Head templates: {{la-noun|pyxis/pyxid<3>|g=f}} pyxis f (genitive pyxidis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pyxis/pyxid<3>}} Forms: pyxidis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pyxis [nominative, singular], pyxidēs [nominative, plural], pyxidis [genitive, singular], pyxidum [genitive, plural], pyxidī [dative, singular], pyxidibus [dative, plural], pyxidem [accusative, singular], pyxidēs [accusative, plural], pyxide [ablative, singular], pyxidibus [ablative, plural], pyxis [singular, vocative], pyxidēs [plural, vocative]
  1. A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries. Tags: declension-3, feminine Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: puxis, pixis [Medieval-Latin] Related terms: pyxidatus

Inflected forms

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        "1": "pyxis/pyxid<3>"
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    }
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    {
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        {
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "source": "w"
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            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        "A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries."
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        [
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          "box"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
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          "toiletries",
          "toiletries"
        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        {
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          "tags": [
            "Medieval-Latin"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʏks̠ɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpik.sis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpiksis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pyxis"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch irregular nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        "t3": "container"
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxissen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxisje",
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
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    }
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    "py‧xis"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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        "nl:Roman Catholicism"
      ],
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      ],
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          "box"
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        [
          "Roman Catholicism",
          "Roman Catholicism"
        ],
        [
          "host",
          "host"
        ],
        [
          "tabernacle",
          "tabernacle"
        ],
        [
          "sick",
          "sick"
        ]
      ],
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        "Various types of small box:",
        "(Roman Catholicism) A small box for storing consecrated hosts, e.g. in a tabernacle or for travel when tending to the sick."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity",
        "Roman-Catholicism"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nl:Archaeology",
        "nl:Containers"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Various types of small box:",
        "A type of small box from Ancient Greece holding small, valuable items (such as jewellery, cosmetics or medicine)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ],
        [
          "archaeology",
          "archaeology"
        ],
        [
          "Ancient Greece",
          "Ancient Greece"
        ],
        [
          "valuable",
          "valuable"
        ],
        [
          "jewellery",
          "jewellery"
        ],
        [
          "cosmetic",
          "cosmetic"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ]
      ],
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        "Various types of small box:",
        "(archaeology) A type of small box from Ancient Greece holding small, valuable items (such as jewellery, cosmetics or medicine)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "archaeology",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiksɪs/"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "en:Containers"
  ],
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "pyxis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "small box"
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "2": "box",
        "3": "piseog",
        "4": "pyx"
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      "name": "doublet"
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pyxides"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "A small box."
      ],
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        [
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          "box"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "en:Botany"
      ],
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        "A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds."
      ],
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        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "capsule",
          "capsule"
        ],
        [
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          "lid"
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          "fruit"
        ]
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        "(botany) A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pyxidium"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A nautical compass."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "compass",
          "compass"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "en:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "ash",
          "ash"
        ],
        [
          "Ash Wednesday",
          "Ash Wednesday"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "acetabulum."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "acetabulum",
          "acetabulum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) acetabulum."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɪksɪs/"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pyxis.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pyxis.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pyxis.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pyxis.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pyxis.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "puxís",
      "sense": "small box",
      "word": "πυξίς"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small box",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Pyxis"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "small box",
      "word": "pyxis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small box",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "szkatułka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical compass",
      "word": "laivakompassi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pyxis"
}

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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "pixis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "píxide",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "píxide",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: pixis, píxide"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "pyxis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: pyxis",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "pyx",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "pyx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: pyxis, pyx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Pyxis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Pyxis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Pyxis"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "πυξίς"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís).",
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    {
      "form": "pyxidis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxide",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pyxis/pyxid<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "pyxis f (genitive pyxidis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pyxis/pyxid<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pyxidatus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms spelled with Y",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "la:Containers"
      ],
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        "A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries."
      ],
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        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "toiletries",
          "toiletries"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpyk.sis/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʏks̠ɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpik.sis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpiksis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "puxis"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin"
      ],
      "word": "pixis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pyxis"
}

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