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"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abiding.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-abiding.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-abiding.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-abiding.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-abiding.wav.ogg"
},
{
"audio": "en-ca-abiding.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/57/En-ca-abiding.ogg/En-ca-abiding.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/En-ca-abiding.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪdɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "abiding"
}
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