See sith in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sith2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sith2.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sith2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-sith2.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪθ"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sithe"
}
],
"word": "sith"
}
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