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"wikipedia": [
"Tara (Buddhism)"
],
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}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English proper nouns",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English unisex given names",
"Rhymes:English/ɑːɹə",
"Rhymes:English/ɑːɹə/2 syllables",
"en:Hills",
"en:Ireland"
],
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{
"form": "Taras",
"tags": [
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]
}
],
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"A surname."
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɛəɹə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtæɹə/"
},
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},
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"tags": [
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],
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}
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}
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