See macron on Wiktionary
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Download raw JSONL data for macron meaning in All languages combined (15.4kB)
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
"msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": (hē) makrá (prosōidía) vs. ἡ",
"path": [
"macron"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "macron",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
"msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": ἡ vs. προσῳδία",
"path": [
"macron"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "macron",
"trace": ""
}
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