See crista in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ˈkrɪs.ta]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkris.ta]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "crista"
}
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