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"word": "𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁"
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"word": "Կյուրոս"
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"sense": "male given name",
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"sense": "male given name",
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"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "כּוֹרֶשׁ"
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "Ciro"
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"sense": "male given name",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "male given name",
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"masculine"
],
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},
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"masculine"
],
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"masculine"
],
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ciro"
}
],
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"Cyrus"
],
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English uncountable nouns",
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"3": "Cȳrus"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc",
"3": "Κῦρος",
"4": ""
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "xur",
"3": "𒆳𒄣𒊑𒀀𒉌",
"tr": "ᴷᵁᴿqu-ri-a-ni",
"ts": "Quriani"
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
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"word": "Phasis"
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{
"ref": "1868, “Route 20: London to Tiflis […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 321",
"text": "In the mountains near Suram is a watering-place called Burjan, to which the Imperial Lieutenant of the Caucasus retires in summer. The river Kur, the ancient Cyrus, takes its rise in that district.",
"type": "quotation"
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{
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},
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"tags": [
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],
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"de:Guriana"
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}
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