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"4": "to cut, to mow"
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{
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{
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],
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[
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"Life",
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"Mediaeval",
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],
"word": "apodix"
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"ipa": "/ˈskor.tum/",
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"Classical"
]
},
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"Classical"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈskor.tum/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈskɔrt̪um]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
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"Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Latin lemmas",
"Latin neuter nouns",
"Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
"Latin nouns",
"Latin second declension nouns",
"Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
"la:Sex"
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{
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{
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"3": "",
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"3": "",
"4": "to cut, to mow"
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "to scrape, scratch"
},
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"name": "m"
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},
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"1": "en",
"2": "skin, leather"
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"name": "m"
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