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"ipa": "/ˈtɹɛbəʃɛt/",
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"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɹɛb.jə.ʃeɪ/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɹɛb.ju.ʃeɪ/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɹɛb.juˌʃɛt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɹɛb.jəˌʃeɪ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trebuchet.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trebuchet.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trebuchet.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trebuchet.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trebuchet.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trebuchet2.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trebuchet2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trebuchet2.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trebuchet2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trebuchet2.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
},
{
"enpr": "trěb’yo͞o-shet",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "trepeget"
}
],
"word": "trebuchet"
}
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