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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/En-au-first_rate.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "first rate"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"first-rate"
],
"word": "first-rate"
}
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