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"ipa": "/pɔ.li.tɔp/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-polytope.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-polytope.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-polytope.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-polytope.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-polytope.wav.ogg"
}
],
"word": "polytope"
}
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