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"word": "F. O. B."
},
{
"word": "fob"
}
],
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}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English proper nouns",
"English terms with audio links",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English uncountable nouns",
"en:People"
],
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"name": "en-proper noun"
}
],
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{
"extra": "an American pop-punk band formed in Chicago",
"word": "Fall Out Boy"
}
],
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"English initialisms",
"en:Music"
],
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"Initialism of Fall Out Boy, an American pop-punk band formed in Chicago."
],
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"music",
"music"
],
[
"Fall Out Boy",
"w:Fall Out Boy"
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[
"pop-punk",
"pop-punk"
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"(music) Initialism of Fall Out Boy, an American pop-punk band formed in Chicago."
],
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"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"initialism"
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"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
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"audio": "En-au-FOB.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a3/En-au-FOB.ogg/En-au-FOB.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/En-au-FOB.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
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"word": "F.O.B."
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{
"word": "F. O. B."
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{
"word": "fob"
}
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}
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