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"French terms derived from Latin",
"French terms derived from Middle French",
"French terms derived from Old French",
"French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
"French terms inherited from Latin",
"French terms inherited from Middle French",
"French terms inherited from Old French",
"French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
"French terms with IPA pronunciation",
"French terms with audio links"
],
"glosses": [
"orchard"
],
"links": [
[
"orchard",
"orchard"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/vɛʁ.ʒe/"
},
{
"audio": "Fr-verger.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/df/Fr-verger.ogg/Fr-verger.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Fr-verger.ogg",
"text": "Audio"
}
],
"word": "verger"
}
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