See stopper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/En-au-stopper.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒpə(ɹ)"
}
],
"word": "stopper"
}
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