See rid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form-of",
"nonstandard",
"obsolete",
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɹɪd/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-rid.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/En-us-rid.ogg/En-us-rid.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/En-us-rid.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪd"
}
],
"word": "rid"
}
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