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},
"name": "la-ndecl"
}
],
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Latin 2-syllable words",
"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"Latin feminine nouns",
"Latin feminine nouns in the second declension",
"Latin lemmas",
"Latin nouns",
"Latin second declension nouns",
"Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
"Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
"Latin terms derived from Aramaic",
"Latin terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
"Latin terms spelled with Y",
"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
"la:Bivalves",
"la:Fabrics",
"la:Fibers"
],
"glosses": [
"byssus or sea silk"
],
"links": [
[
"byssus",
"byssus#English"
],
[
"sea silk",
"sea silk"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-2",
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbys.sus/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbʏs̠ːʊs̠]",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbis.sus/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbisːus]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "bissus"
}
],
"word": "byssus"
}
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