"四つ仮名" meaning in Japanese

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        "the four kana pairs of じ/ジ, ず/ズ, ぢ/ヂ and づ/ヅ, the latter two of which represent historical morae that are now pronounced identically to the former two in most major dialects"
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          "ず",
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          "ズ",
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        [
          "ぢ",
          "ぢ#Japanese"
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          "ヂ",
          "ヂ#Japanese"
        ],
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          "づ",
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      "other": "よつがな"
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      "ipa": "[jo̞t͡sɨᵝɡa̠na̠]"
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          "ず",
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          "ズ",
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          "ぢ",
          "ぢ#Japanese"
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          "ヂ",
          "ヂ#Japanese"
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          "づ",
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      "ipa": "[jo̞t͡sɨᵝɡa̠na̠]"
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