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"ipa": "[es.pe.sɪˈaʊ̯]",
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"ipa": "/es.peˈsjaw/",
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"ipa": "/(i)ʃ.pɨˈsjal/",
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},
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}
],
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}
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"word": "contribución especial"
},
{
"word": "de previo y especial pronunciamiento"
},
{
"word": "educación especial"
},
{
"word": "efectos especiales"
},
{
"word": "en especial"
},
{
"word": "especialista"
},
{
"word": "especializar"
},
{
"word": "especialmente"
},
{
"word": "región administrativa especial"
},
{
"word": "relatividad especial"
}
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}
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"tags": [
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]
}
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"word": "especialidad"
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"masculine"
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"ipa": "/espeˈθjal/",
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"Spain"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[es.peˈθjal]",
"tags": [
"Spain"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/espeˈsjal/",
"tags": [
"Latin-America",
"Philippines"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[es.peˈsjal]",
"tags": [
"Latin-America",
"Philippines"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-al"
}
],
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}
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"3": "speciālis"
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"tags": [
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"categories": [
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"Spain"
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"ipa": "/espeˈsjal/",
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"Latin-America",
"Philippines"
]
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{
"ipa": "[es.peˈsjal]",
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"Latin-America",
"Philippines"
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{
"rhymes": "-al"
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