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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/En-us-trying.ogg/En-us-trying.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/En-us-trying.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "trying"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (4ba5975 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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