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"word": "mayde"
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"ipa": "/ˈɡirl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɛrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡiːrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡeːrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɛːrl(ə)/",
"note": "with lengthening before /rl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡyrl(ə)/"
},
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"ipa": "/ˈɡyːrl(ə)/",
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"ipa": "/ˈɡirl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɛrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡiːrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡeːrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɛːrl(ə)/",
"note": "with lengthening before /rl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡyrl(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡyːrl(ə)/",
"note": "Southern, West Midland"
}
],
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}
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