See caudex on Wiktionary
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkau̯.deks/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkäu̯d̪ɛks̠]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkau̯.deks/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkäːu̯d̪eks]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "bollard, blockhead, idiot",
"word": "gurdus"
},
{
"word": "cōdex"
}
],
"word": "caudex"
}
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