See champioun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌt͡ʃa(u̯)mpiˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃa(u̯)mpjun/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ka(u̯)mpiˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈka(u̯)mpjun/",
"note": "from Old Northern French campion, especially East Anglia or Early Scots"
}
],
"word": "champioun"
}
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