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"A father as one's progenitor."
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"ipa": "/ˈsiːr(ə)/"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈsir(ə)/"
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"ipa": "/ˈsɛr(ə)/"
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"ipa": "/ˈsiːr(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsir(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɛr(ə)/"
}
],
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},
{
"word": "sirre"
},
{
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},
{
"word": "syr"
},
{
"word": "seere"
},
{
"word": "ser"
},
{
"word": "sure"
},
{
"word": "sore"
},
{
"word": "ẜ"
}
],
"word": "sire"
}
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