See trumpery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/57/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trumpery.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trumpery.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/57/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trumpery.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-trumpery.wav.ogg"
}
],
"word": "trumpery"
}
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