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"word": "frontier"
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"ipa": "/frunˈteːr/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfruntər/"
}
],
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}
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"force",
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"forehead",
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],
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfruntər/"
}
],
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}
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