knoll
n.a small rounded hill
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an archaic or dialect word for knell
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mete
vb. (tr).
1) (usually foll by out) formal to distribute or allot (something, often unpleasant).
;vb., n.
2) poetic, dialect (to) measure.
;n. rare.
a mark, limit, or boundary (esp in the phrase metes and bounds)
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gory
adj. gorier, goriest.
1) horrific or bloodthirsty.
2) involving bloodshed and killing.
3) covered in gore.
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immunize
vb.to make immune, esp by inoculation
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centrifugal
adj.1) acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre.
2) of, concerned with, or operated by centrifugal force.
3) botany (esp of certain inflorescences) developing outwards from a centre.
4) physiology another word for efferent.
;n.5) any device that uses centrifugal force for its action.
6) the rotating perforated drum in a centrifuge.
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contagion
n.1) the transmission of disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact.
2) a contagious disease.
3) another name for contagium.
4) a corrupting or harmful influence that tends to spread; pollutant.
5) the spreading of an emotional or mental state among a number of people.
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sheathe
vb. (tr).
1) to insert (a knife, sword, etc.) into a sheath.
2) (esp of cats) to retract (the claws).
3) to surface with or encase in a sheath or sheathing.
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sortie
n.1).
a) (of troops, etc.) the act of emerging from a contained or besieged position.
b) the troops doing this.
2) an operational flight made by one aircraft.
;vb. -ties, -tieing, -tied.
3) (intr) to make a sortie.
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hinterland
n.1) land lying behind something, esp a coast or the shore of a river.
2) remote or undeveloped areas of a country.
3) an area located near and dependent on a large city, esp a port.
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cellophane
n.玻璃纸.
gooey
adj. gooier, gooiest informal.
1) sticky, soft, and often sweet.
2) oversweet and sentimental.
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keel
n.1) one of the main longitudinal structural members of a vessel to which the frames are fastened and that may extend into the water to provide lateral stability.
2).
3) any structure corresponding to or resembling the keel of a ship, such as the central member along the bottom of an aircraft fuselage.
4) biology a ridgelike part; carina.
5) a poetic word for ship.
;vb.6) to capsize.
;n. Eastern English dialect.
1) a flat-bottomed vessel, esp one used for carrying coal.
2) a measure of coal equal to about 21 tons.
;n.1) red ochre stain used for marking sheep, timber, etc.
;vb. (tr).
2) to mark with this stain.
;vb.an archaic word for cool
;n.a fatal disease of young ducks, characterized by intestinal bleeding caused by Salmonella bacteria
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dyad
n.1) mathematics an operator that is the unspecified product of two vectors. It can operate on a vector to produce either a scalar or vector product.
2) an atom or group that has a valency of two.
3) a group of two; couple.
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malignancy
n., pl -cies.
1) the state or quality of being malignant.
2) pathology a cancerous growth.
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whilst
conj.时时,同时
endear
vb. (tr).
to cause to be beloved or esteemed
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evacuee
n.a person evacuated from a place of danger, esp in wartime
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cheetah
n.a large feline mammal, Acinonyx jubatus, of Africa and SW Asia: the swiftest mammal, having very long legs, nonretractile claws, and a black-spotted light-brown coat
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kindred
adj.1) having similar or common qualities, origin, etc.
2) related by blood or marriage.
3).
;n.4) relationship by blood.
5) similarity in character.
6) a person's relatives collectively.
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oddball
n.1) Also called: odd bod, odd fish.
;adj.2) strange or peculiar.
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raptor
n.1) another name for bird of prey.
2) informal a carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period.
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welt
n.1) a raised or strengthened seam or edge, sewn in or on a knitted garment.
2) another word for weal I.
3) (in shoemaking) a strip of leather, etc., put in between the outer sole and the inner sole and upper.
;vb. (tr).
4) to put a welt in (a garment, etc.).
5) to beat or flog soundly.
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curvature
n.1) something curved or a curved part of a thing.
2) any normal or abnormal curving of a bodily part.
3) geometry the change in inclination of a tangent to a curve over unit length of arc. For a circle or sphere it is the reciprocal of the radius.
4) the act of curving or the state or degree of being curved or bent.
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industrious
adj.1) hard-working, diligent, or assiduous.
2) an obsolete word for skilful.
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chickpea
n.1) a bushy leguminous plant, Cicer arietinum, cultivated for its edible pealike seeds in the Mediterranean region, central Asia, and Africa.
2) Also called: garbanzo.
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cremate
vb. (tr).
to burn up (something, esp a corpse) and reduce to ash
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salami
n.a highly seasoned type of sausage, usually flavoured with garlic
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repute
vb.1) (tr; usually passive) to consider (a person or thing) to be as specified.
;n.2) public estimation; reputation.
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newness
n.新，新奇.
coddle
vb. (tr).
1) to treat with indulgence.
2) to cook (something, esp eggs) in water just below the boiling point.
;n.3) Irish dialect stew made from ham and bacon scraps.
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hereby
adv.1) (used in official statements, proclamations, etc.) by means of or as a result of this.
2) archaic nearby.
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premarital
adj.(esp of sexual relations) occurring before marriage
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fart
n.1) an emission of intestinal gas from the anus, esp an audible one.
2) a contemptible person.
;vb. (intr).
3) to expel intestinal gas from the anus; to break wind.
4).
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monochrome
n.1) a black-and-white photograph or transparency.
2) photography black and white.
3).
a) a painting, drawing, etc., done in a range of tones of a single colour.
b) the technique or art of this.
4) (modifier) executed in or resembling monochrome.
;adj.5) devoid of any distinctive or stimulating characteristics.
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cuticle
n.1) dead skin, esp that round the base of a fingernail or toenail.
2) another name for epidermis.
3) any covering layer or membrane.
4) the protective layer, containing cutin, that covers the epidermis of higher plants.
5) the hard protective layer covering the epidermis of many invertebrates.
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spectrometer
n.any instrument for producing a spectrum, esp one in which wavelength, energy, intensity, etc., can be measured
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wok
<No meaning yet.>
psychopathology
n.the scientific study of mental disorders
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corkscrew
n.1) a device for drawing corks from bottles, typically consisting of a pointed metal spiral attached to a handle or screw mechanism.
2) boxing slang a blow that ends with a twist of the fist, esp one intended to cut the opponent.
3) (modifier) resembling a corkscrew in shape.
;vb.4) to move or cause to move in a spiral or zigzag course.
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apnea
n.无呼吸，呼吸暂停.窒息.
wham
n.1) a forceful blow or impact or the sound produced by such a blow or impact.
;interj.2) an exclamation imitative of this sound.
;vb. whams, whamming, whammed.
3) to strike or cause to strike with great force.
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hysterectomy
n., pl -mies.
surgical removal of the uterus
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stunt
vb.1) (tr) to prevent or impede (the growth or development) of (a plant, animal, etc.).
;n.2) the act or an instance of stunting.
3) a person, animal, or plant that has been stunted.
;n.1) an acrobatic, dangerous, or spectacular action.
2) an acrobatic or dangerous piece of action in a film or television programme.
3) anything spectacular or unusual done to gain publicity.
;vb.4) (intr) to perform a stunt or stunts.
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nix
n.3) a rejection or refusal.
4) nothing at all.
;vb.5) (tr) to veto, deny, reject, or forbid (plans, suggestions, etc.).
;n. German mythology.
a male water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans
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servitude
n.1) the state or condition of a slave; bondage.
2) the state or condition of being subjected to or dominated by a person or thing.
3) law a burden attaching to an estate for the benefit of an adjoining estate or of some definite person.
4) short for penal servitude.
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implantation
n.1) the act of implanting or the state of being implanted.
2) Also called: nidation.
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repudiation
n.拒绝.否认.断绝关系.抛弃.
docket
n.1) chiefly Brit a piece of paper accompanying or referring to a package or other delivery, stating contents, delivery instructions, etc., sometimes serving as a receipt.
2) law.
a) an official summary of the proceedings in a court of justice.
b) a register containing such a summary.
3) Brit.
a) a customs certificate declaring that duty has been paid.
b) a certificate giving particulars of a shipment and allowing its holder to obtain a delivery order.
4) a summary of contents, as in a document.
5) US a list of things to be done.
6) US law.
a) a list of cases awaiting trial.
b) the names of the parties to pending litigation.
;vb. (tr).
7) to fix a docket to (a package, etc.).
8) law.
a) to make a summary of (a document, judgment, etc.).
b) to abstract and enter in a book or register.
9) to endorse (a document, etc.) with a summary.
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lumbar
adj.of, near, or relating to the part of the body between the lowest ribs and the hipbones
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sulk
vb.1) (intr) to be silent and resentful because of a wrong done to one, esp in order to gain sympathy; brood sullenly.
;n.2) (often plural) a state or mood of feeling resentful or sullen.
3) Also: sulker.
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patrolman
n., pl -men.
1) chiefly US a man, esp a policeman, who patrols a certain area.
2) Brit a man employed to patrol an area to help motorists in difficulty.
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realtor
n.a US and Canadian word for an estate agent, esp an accredited one
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ilk
n.1) a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc., ilk).
2).
;determiner Scot.each; every
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uproot
vb. (tr).
1) to pull up by or as if by the roots.
2) to displace (a person or persons) from native or habitual surroundings.
3) to remove or destroy utterly.
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perforation
n.1) the act of perforating or the state of being perforated.
2) a hole or holes made in something.
3).
a) a method of making individual stamps, coupons, etc., easily separable by punching holes along their margins.
b) the holes punched in this way.
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granny
n., pl -nies.
1) informal words for grandmother.
2) informal an irritatingly fussy person.
3) a revolving cap on a chimneypot that keeps out rain, etc.
4) Southern US a midwife or nurse.
5) See: granny knot.
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chowder
n.a thick soup or stew containing clams or fish
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hacienda
n. (in Spain or Spanish-speaking countries).
1).
a) a ranch or large estate.
b) any substantial stock-raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country.
2) the main house on such a ranch or plantation.
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conscript
n.1).
a) a person who is enrolled for compulsory military service.
b) (as modifier).
;vb.2) (tr) to enrol (youths, civilians, etc.) for compulsory military service.
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yardage
n.a length measured in yards
;n.1) the use of a railway yard in the transportation of cattle.
2) the charge for this.
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prima
adj.<意>第一的.光皮.初波.
quill
n.1).
a) any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.
b) the long hollow central part of a bird's feather; calamus.
2) a bird's feather made into a pen for writing.
3) any of the stiff hollow spines of a porcupine or hedgehog.
4) a device, formerly usually made from a crow quill, for plucking a harpsichord string.
5) angling a length of feather barb stripped of barbules and used for the body of some artificial flies.
6) a small roll of bark, esp one of dried cinnamon.
7) (in weaving) a bobbin or spindle.
8) a fluted fold, as in a ruff.
9) a hollow shaft that rotates upon an inner spindle or concentrically about an internal shaft.
;vb. (tr).
10) to wind (thread, yarn, etc.) onto a spool or bobbin.
11) to make or press fluted folds in (a ruff).
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marxist
n.马克思主义者. adj.马克思主义的.
poncho
n., pl -chos.
a cloak of a kind originally worn in South America, made of a rectangular or circular piece of cloth, esp wool, with a hole in the middle to put the head through
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muddle
vb. (tr).
1) (often foll by up) to mix up (objects, items, etc.); jumble.
2) to confuse.
3) to make (water) muddy or turbulent.
4) US to mix or stir (alcoholic drinks, etc.).
;n.5) a state of physical or mental confusion.
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deciduous
adj.1) (of trees and shrubs) shedding all leaves annually at the end of the growing season and then having a dormant period without leaves.
2) (of antlers, wings, teeth, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth.
3) rare impermanent; transitory.
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dumbfound
vb. (tr).
to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze
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vendetta
n.1) a private feud, originally between Corsican or Sicilian families, in which the relatives of a murdered person seek vengeance by killing the murderer or some member of his family.
2) any prolonged feud, quarrel, etc.
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kitsch
n.a) tawdry, vulgarized, or pretentious art, literature, etc., usually with popular or sentimental appeal.
b) (as modifier).
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synopsis
n., pl -ses [-si:z].
a condensation or brief review of a subject; summary
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joist
n.1) a beam made of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete, used in the construction of floors, roofs, etc.
;vb.2) (tr) to construct (a floor, roof, etc.) with joists.
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vole
n.any of numerous small rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, mostly of Eurasia and North America and having a stocky body, short tail, and inconspicuous ears: family Cricetidae
;n.(in some card games, such as écarté) the taking of all the tricks in a deal, thus scoring extra points
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intercede
vb. (intr).
1) (often foll by in) to come between parties or act as mediator or advocate.
2) Roman history (of a tribune or other magistrate) to interpose a veto.
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priestess
n.女祭司,(基督教会以外的)神职人员
adjudicate
v.判决,宣判,裁定
jetliner
n.a commercial airliner powered by jet engines
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perceptible
adj.able to be perceived; noticeable or recognizable
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dexterity
n.1) physical, esp manual, skill or nimbleness.
2) mental skill or adroitness: cleverness.
3) rare the characteristic of being right-handed.
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flexion
n.1) the act of bending a joint or limb.
2) the condition of the joint or limb so bent.
3) a variant spelling of flection.
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regalia
n.王权.王位的标志（如王冠等）.（等级、社团等的）标记.徽章.
promiscuity
n.1) promiscuous sexual behaviour.
2) indiscriminate mingling, mixture, or confusion, as of parts or elements.
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fawn
n.1) a young deer of either sex aged under one year.
2).
a) a light greyish-brown colour.
b) (as adjective).
3).
;vb.4) (of deer) to bear (young).
;vb. (intr; often foll by on or upon).
1) to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering.
2) (of animals, esp dogs) to try to please by a show of extreme friendliness and fondness (towards).
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sax
n.a tool resembling a small axe, used for cutting roofing slate
;n. informal.
short for saxophone
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florentine
n.佛罗伦萨人，绫的一种. adj.意大利佛罗伦萨的，佛罗伦萨画派的.
bodice
n.1) the upper part of a woman's dress, from the shoulder to the waist.
2) a tight-fitting corset worn laced over a blouse, as in certain national costumes, or (formerly) as a woman's undergarment.
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peroxide
n.1) short for hydrogen peroxide, esp when used for bleaching hair.
2) any of a class of metallic oxides, such as sodium peroxide, Na2O2, that contain the divalent ion -O-O-.
3) (not in technical usage) any of certain dioxides, such as manganese peroxide, MnO2, that resemble peroxides in their formula but do not contain the -O-O- ion.
4) any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules contain two oxygen atoms bound together. They tend to be explosive.
5) (modifier) of, relating to, bleached with, or resembling peroxide.
;vb.6) (tr) to bleach (the hair) with peroxide.
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arthritic
adj.关节炎的.
abscess
n.1) a localized collection of pus formed as the product of inflammation and usually caused by bacteria.
;vb.2) (intr) to form such a collection of pus.
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jaguar
n.a large feline mammal, Panthera onca, of S North America, Central America, and N South America, similar to the leopard but with a shorter tail and larger spots on its coat
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venous
adj.1) physiology of or relating to the blood circulating in the veins.
2) of or relating to the veins.
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fanaticism
n.wildly excessive or irrational devotion, dedication, or enthusiasm
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oxidation
n.a) the act or process of oxidizing.
b) (as modifier).
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mishandle
vb. (tr).
to handle or treat badly or inefficiently
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preventative
adj.&n.=preventive
internment
n.a) the act of interning or state of being interned, esp of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects.
b) (as modifier).
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girlish
adj.of or like a girl in looks, behaviour, innocence, etc
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downwind
adv., adj.
1) in the same direction towards which the wind is blowing; with the wind from behind.
2) towards or on the side away from the wind; leeward.
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snicker
n.1) chiefly US and Canadian a sly or disrespectful laugh, esp one partly stifled.
;vb.2) to utter such a laugh.
3) (of a horse) to whinny.
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transitory
adj.of short duration; transient or ephemeral
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billiards
n. (functioning as singular).
1) any of various games in which long cues are used to drive balls now made of composition or plastic. It is played on a rectangular table covered with a smooth tight-fitting cloth and having raised cushioned edges.
2) a version of this, played on a rectangular table having six pockets let into the corners and the two longer sides. Points are scored by striking one of three balls with the cue to contact the other two or one of the two.
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