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"ipa": "/ɑːbrakaˈdɑːbra/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑːbra"
},
{
"audio": "NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «abrakadabra».ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/83/NB_-_Pronunciation_of_Norwegian_Bokm%C3%A5l_%C2%ABabrakadabra%C2%BB.ogg/NB_-_Pronunciation_of_Norwegian_Bokm%C3%A5l_%C2%ABabrakadabra%C2%BB.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/NB_-_Pronunciation_of_Norwegian_Bokm%C3%A5l_%C2%ABabrakadabra%C2%BB.ogg",
"text": "Audio"
}
],
"word": "abrakadabra"
}
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