See bam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"abbreviation",
"alt-of"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bæm/"
},
{
"audio": "En-au-bam.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/51/En-au-bam.ogg/En-au-bam.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/En-au-bam.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æm"
}
],
"word": "bam"
}
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