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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f3/En-au-bop.ogg/En-au-bop.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/En-au-bop.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒp"
}
],
"word": "bop"
}
Download raw JSONL data for bop meaning in English (15.1kB)
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