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"Pounds per square inch (an imperial unit of pressure)"
],
"links": [
[
"Pounds",
"pound"
],
[
"square inch",
"square inch"
],
[
"imperial",
"imperial"
],
[
"pressure",
"pressure"
]
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "P.S.I."
},
{
"word": "PSI"
}
],
"word": "psi"
}
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