See μέλαθρον on Wiktionary
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/"
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/"
},
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},
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/",
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/",
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"Ancient Greek nouns",
"Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
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"ipa": "/mé.la.tʰron/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈme.la.tʰron/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/",
"note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈme.la.θron/",
"note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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"word": "μέλαθρον"
}
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