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"word": "álea"
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"nominative",
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},
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},
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"genitive",
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]
},
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"dative",
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},
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"form": "āleīs",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
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]
},
{
"form": "āleam",
"source": "declension",
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]
},
{
"form": "āleās",
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"accusative",
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"form": "āleīs",
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"tags": [
"ablative",
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"form": "ālea",
"source": "declension",
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"singular",
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"form": "āleae",
"source": "declension",
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"plural",
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"pos": "noun",
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"examples": [
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"english": "Caesar said ... \"the die is cast\".",
"ref": "121 CE, Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars divi Iuli 33",
"text": "Caesar: ... \"Iacta alea est\", inquit.",
"translation": "Caesar said ... \"the die is cast\".",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"a die"
],
"id": "en-alea-la-noun-NR3Gombu",
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[
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"(dice games) a die"
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"the game of chance"
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"(gambling) the game of chance"
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"word": "āleārius"
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{
"word": "āleātor"
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"word": "āleātōrium"
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"word": "āleātōrius"
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"word": "āleō"
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"genitive"
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},
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"form": "ālea",
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"nominative",
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},
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"nominative",
"plural"
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},
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"genitive",
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},
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"form": "āleārum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
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"form": "āleae",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
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},
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"form": "āleīs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "āleam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "āleās",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "āleā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "āleīs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ālea",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
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]
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"form": "āleae",
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"english": "Caesar said ... \"the die is cast\".",
"ref": "121 CE, Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars divi Iuli 33",
"text": "Caesar: ... \"Iacta alea est\", inquit.",
"translation": "Caesar said ... \"the die is cast\".",
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}
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"a die"
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"die",
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"(dice games) a die"
],
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}
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"dice",
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"any game involving dice"
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"the game of chance"
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"chance",
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}
],
"word": "alea"
}
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