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[
"spade",
"spade"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spittle.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spittle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spittle.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spittle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spittle.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪtəl"
}
],
"word": "spittle"
}
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