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[
"stool",
"stool"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(usually in the plural, music) A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool."
],
"tags": [
"plural-normally"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɹeɪkəbəl/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-breakable.wav",
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}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "something that is easily breakable",
"word": "易碎品"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that is easily breakable",
"word": "särkyvä"
}
],
"word": "breakable"
}
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