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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/En-uk-petrol.ogg/En-uk-petrol.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/En-uk-petrol.ogg"
},
{
"audio": "en-au-petrol.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/56/En-au-petrol.ogg/En-au-petrol.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/En-au-petrol.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛtɹəl"
},
{
"homophone": "petrel"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"petrol"
],
"word": "petrol"
}
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