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"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "buildup"
}
],
"categories": [
"English misspellings"
],
"glosses": [
"Misspelling of buildup."
],
"links": [
[
"buildup",
"buildup#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"misspelling"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"audio": "en-au-build up.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e0/En-au-build_up.ogg/En-au-build_up.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/En-au-build_up.ogg"
}
],
"word": "build up"
}
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