"Melpis" meaning in Latin

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      "form": "Melpis",
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      "form": "Melpem",
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      "ipa": "/ˈmel.pis/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈmɛɫ̪pɪs̠]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈmel.pis/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛlpis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      "form": "Melpe",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Melpis",
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    {
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Melfis"
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