See termes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"alt-of",
"alternative",
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ˈtɛr.mɛs]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛr.mes]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "termes"
}
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