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"ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒuːdi/"
},
{
"audio": "En-au-Judy.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0e/En-au-Judy.ogg/En-au-Judy.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/En-au-Judy.ogg"
},
{
"homophone": "Judie"
},
{
"rhymes": "-uːdi"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Multiservice tactical brevity code#J"
],
"word": "Judy"
}
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