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"ipa": "[päräˈmɛkiʊ̃ˑ]",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/pa.raˈme.t͡ʃi.um/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[päräˈmɛːt͡ʃium]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "paramecium"
}
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