See flanker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈflæŋkə(ɹ)/"
},
{
"audio": "En-us-flanker.oga",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/72/En-us-flanker.oga/En-us-flanker.oga.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/En-us-flanker.oga",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"word": "flanker"
}
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