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"(obsolete) Troublesome; vexatious; persistent."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪmpɔɹˈtuːn/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
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}
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