See telly on Wiktionary
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-telly.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-telly.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛli"
}
],
"word": "telly"
}
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