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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-levee.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-levee.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
},
{
"enpr": "lev'i",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "levée"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"levee",
"levee (event)"
],
"word": "levee"
}
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