See flange in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/En-au-flange.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ændʒ"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"flange"
],
"word": "flange"
}
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