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"measure"
],
[
"capacity",
"capacity"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "tertian"
},
{
"word": "tercian"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpʌntʃən/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puncheon.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/93/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-puncheon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-puncheon.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/93/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-puncheon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-puncheon.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʌntʃən"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "a bog bridge made of duckboards",
"word": "oinzubi"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a bog bridge made of duckboards",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "palanca"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a bog bridge made of duckboards",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spang"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "a bog bridge made of duckboards",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "klopp"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "a bog bridge made of duckboards",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kavlebru"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a bog bridge made of duckboards",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "spång"
}
],
"word": "puncheon"
}
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