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"sense": "ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility",
"word": "Ízisz"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility",
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"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility",
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility",
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"feminine"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility",
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
],
"word": "Иси́да"
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"code": "sk",
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"feminine"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "Isis"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility",
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"common-gender"
],
"word": "Isis"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "Yùshénxīng",
"sense": "asteroid",
"word": "育神星"
},
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "42 Ísis",
"sense": "asteroid",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"alt": "(42) Izída",
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"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "es",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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}
],
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"42 Isis",
"Isis"
],
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}
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"categories": [
"British English",
"English dated terms",
"Oxfordshire English"
],
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"UK"
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"ipa": "/ˈiaɪsəs/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈaɪsɪs/"
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{
"homophone": "ISIS"
}
],
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"42 Isis",
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],
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"ref": "2017 August 20, “The Observer view on the attacks in Spain”, in The Observer",
"text": "The terrorist threat is growing, the politicians and intelligence services say, due in part to the degradation of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and the rising numbers of Isis fighters returning to Europe.",
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"ipa": "/ˈiaɪsəs/"
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{
"ipa": "/ˈaɪsɪs/"
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{
"homophone": "ISIS"
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"42 Isis",
"Isis"
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