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"Umbrian preposition forms",
"Umbrian romanizations"
],
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},
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"pos": "prep",
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{
"glosses": [
"See 𐌐𐌓𐌄 (pre)."
],
"links": [
[
"𐌐𐌓𐌄",
"𐌐𐌓𐌄#Umbrian"
]
]
}
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"Umbrian entries with incorrect language header",
"Umbrian non-lemma forms",
"Umbrian preposition forms",
"Umbrian romanizations"
],
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"pos": "romanization",
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{
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{
"word": "𐌐𐌓𐌄"
}
],
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"Romanization of 𐌐𐌓𐌄"
],
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[
"𐌐𐌓𐌄",
"𐌐𐌓𐌄#Umbrian"
]
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"alt-of",
"romanization"
]
}
],
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