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}
],
"glosses": [
"A dash."
],
"links": [
[
"dash",
"dash"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈskʌɹ.i/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈskʌɹ.i/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈskɜɹ.i/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʌɹi"
},
{
"audio": "En-us-scurry.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8d/En-us-scurry.ogg/En-us-scurry.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/En-us-scurry.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"word": "scurry"
}
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