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"Literature",
"Mass media",
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"ipa": "/ˈdʒaːməs/"
},
{
"ipa": "/dʒaːmz/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdʒɛːm(ə)s/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdʒaːm(ə)/"
}
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"word": "Ȝame"
},
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"word": "Gemes"
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"word": "Iam"
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{
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{
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdʒɛːm(ə)s/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdʒaːm(ə)/"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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