See Ira in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Scurry County#English"
],
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"Texas",
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]
]
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"en:Places in the United States",
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"en:Towns in the United States"
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"A town in Rutland County, Vermont."
],
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],
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"Vermont",
"Vermont#English"
]
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],
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"ipa": "/ˈaɪɹə/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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"rhymes": "-aɪɹə"
}
],
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"Ira"
],
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}
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"English terms borrowed from Russian",
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"English terms derived from Russian",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English unisex given names",
"Pages with 3 entries",
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"etymology_text": "From the Russian and Czech diminutive of the cognates of Irene.",
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}
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