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{
"categories": [
"Latin adjective forms",
"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"Latin non-lemma forms"
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "docilis"
}
],
"glosses": [
"nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of docilis"
],
"links": [
[
"docilis",
"docilis#Latin"
]
],
"tags": [
"accusative",
"form-of",
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"word": "docile"
}
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