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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/"
},
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"note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.tʰron/",
"note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/",
"note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/",
"note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/",
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