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"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "raffle (uncountable)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"refuse; rubbish"
],
"links": [
[
"refuse",
"refuse"
],
[
"rubbish",
"rubbish"
]
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɹæfl̩/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-raffle.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/En-us-raffle.ogg/En-us-raffle.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/En-us-raffle.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æfəl"
}
],
"word": "raffle"
}
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