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"ipa": "[kɔmˈmuːnɪt̪äːs̠]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/komˈmu.ni.tas/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[komˈmuːnit̪äs]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "communitas"
}
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