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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/37/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-acme.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-acme.wav.mp3",
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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "fitting or company",
"word": "ACME"
},
{
"english": "fitting",
"word": "acme"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Acme",
"Acme Corporation",
"Looney Tunes",
"Trapezoidal thread form",
"Warner Bros.",
"trademark",
"yellow pages"
],
"word": "Acme"
}
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