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"glosses": [
"Having three tones."
],
"links": [
[
"tone",
"tone"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "tritoned"
}
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɹaɪˌtəʊ̯n/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɹaɪˌtoʊn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪˌtʰoʊ̯n]",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt̠͡ʃɹ̠̊˔ʷäɪˌtʰoʊ̯n]",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"enpr": "trī'tōn",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "tri-tone"
}
],
"word": "tritone"
}
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