See blandus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"source": "declension",
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"source": "declension",
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"text": "quid genus omne creat volucrum, nisi blanda voluptās?",
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"Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Pages with entries"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"text": "quid genus omne creat volucrum, nisi blanda voluptās?",
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[
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[
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"persuasive"
],
"links": [
[
"persuasive",
"persuasive"
]
],
"tags": [
"adjective",
"declension-1",
"declension-2"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"fawning, flattering, smooth, suave"
],
"links": [
[
"fawning",
"fawning"
],
[
"flattering",
"flattering"
],
[
"smooth",
"smooth"
],
[
"suave",
"suave"
]
],
"tags": [
"adjective",
"declension-1",
"declension-2"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ˈbɫan.dʊs]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈblan.dus]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "blandus"
}
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