See βολβός in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/βolˈβos/"
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"ipa": "/bol.bós/",
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},
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"ipa": "/bolˈbos/",
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},
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"ipa": "/βolˈβos/",
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{
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"plural"
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"plural"
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]
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"eyeball"
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{
"ipa": "/βolˈβos/"
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"note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
},
{
"ipa": "/bolˈbos/",
"note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
},
{
"ipa": "/βolˈβos/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/volˈvos/",
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},
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"ipa": "/volˈvos/",
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}
],
"word": "βολβός"
}
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