See χρεία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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},
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/"
},
{
"ipa": "/kʰrěː.aː/",
"note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkʰri.a/",
"note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/",
"note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/",
"note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/",
"note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
}
],
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}
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"Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
"Ancient Greek lemmas",
"Ancient Greek nouns",
"Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
"Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
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"etymology_text": "From χρή (khrḗ, “it is necessary”).",
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},
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},
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{
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]
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{
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/"
},
{
"ipa": "/kʰrěː.aː/",
"note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkʰri.a/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈxri.a/",
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],
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}
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