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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔɡ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑɡ"
},
{
"audio": "en-au-sprog.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/24/En-au-sprog.ogg/En-au-sprog.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/En-au-sprog.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
},
{
"enpr": "sprŏg",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
}
],
"word": "sprog"
}
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