"busybody" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: busybodies [plural]
Etymology: busy + body Etymology templates: {{compound|en|busy|body}} busy + body Head templates: {{en-noun}} busybody (plural busybodies)
  1. Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome. Categories (topical): People, Personality Synonyms (one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive): marplot, meddler, kibitzer, nosy parker Translations (someone who interferes with others): bemoeial (Afrikaans), bemoeisieke (Afrikaans), πολυπράγμων (poluprágmōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), φιλοπράγμων (philoprágmōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), فُضُولِيّ (fuḍūliyy) [masculine] (Arabic), fresseta [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), manifasser [masculine] (Catalan), 家婆 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 好事者 (hàoshìzhě) [literary] (Chinese Mandarin), 愛管閒事的人 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱管闲事的人 (ài guǎnxiánshì de rén) (Chinese Mandarin), všetečka [feminine] (Czech), bemoeial [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), nuuskija (Finnish), kyylä (Finnish), fouineur [masculine] (French), fouine [feminine, figuratively] (French), mêle-tout [masculine] (French), touche-à-tout [dated, feminine, masculine] (French), Wichtigtuer (english: who wants to influence or be in charge) [masculine] (German), Wichtigtuerin [feminine] (German), Kiebitz (english: who gives unwanted advice) [masculine] (German), Schnüffler (english: who is nosy about his neighbours) [masculine, usually] (German), φιλοπράγμων (filoprágmon) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), minden lében kanál (Hungarian), kotnyeles (Hungarian), afanono (Ido), Kepo (Indonesian), socadán [masculine] (Irish), gliúcálaí [masculine] (Irish), duine déanfasach [masculine] (Irish), intrigante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), ficcanaso [feminine, masculine] (Italian), armeggione (Italian), faccendiere [masculine] (Italian), intrallazzone [masculine] (Italian), factotum [masculine] (Italian), ardeliō [masculine] (Latin), ду́шкало (dúškalo) [neuter] (Macedonian), whawhewhawhe (Maori), ihu kurī (Maori), tout-s'mêle [masculine] (Norman), intrometido [masculine] (Portuguese), хлопоту́н (xlopotún) [masculine] (Russian), хлопоту́нья (xlopotúnʹja) [feminine] (Russian), проны́ра (pronýra) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), ку́мушка (kúmuška) [feminine] (Russian), назо́йливый челове́к (nazójlivyj čelovék) [masculine] (Russian), gobaire [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), metiche [masculine] (Spanish), metijón [masculine] (Spanish), metomentodo [masculine] (Spanish), intruso [masculine] (Spanish), entremetido [masculine] (Spanish), เจ้ากี้เจ้าการ (jâo-gêe-jâo-gaan) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-busybody-en-noun-r1NhuFUp Disambiguation of People: 63 36 0 Disambiguation of Personality: 76 23 1 Disambiguation of 'one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive': 78 22 Disambiguation of 'someone who interferes with others': 90 10
  2. A device consisting of three mirrors that, when attached to the wall of a house, allows an occupant to see who is at the front door without a direct line of sight.
    Sense id: en-busybody-en-noun-FMgU3nnz Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 35 46 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 64 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 56 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 56 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: busy body Derived forms: busybodying, busybodyism

Verb [English]

Forms: busybodies [present, singular, third-person], busybodying [participle, present], busybodied [participle, past], busybodied [past]
Etymology: busy + body Etymology templates: {{compound|en|busy|body}} busy + body Head templates: {{en-verb}} busybody (third-person singular simple present busybodies, present participle busybodying, simple past and past participle busybodied)
  1. (intransitive) To meddle or interfere. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-busybody-en-verb-RZ6nCC0P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: busy body

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          "code": "io",
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          "code": "id",
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          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
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          "lang": "Irish",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "duine déanfasach"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "intrigante"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "ficcanaso"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "word": "armeggione"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "faccendiere"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "intrallazzone"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "factotum"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ardeliō"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dúškalo",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ду́шкало"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "word": "whawhewhawhe"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "word": "ihu kurī"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "tout-s'mêle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "intrometido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xlopotún",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "хлопоту́н"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "roman": "xlopotúnʹja",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "хлопоту́нья"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pronýra",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "проны́ра"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kúmuška",
          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ку́мушка"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "nazójlivyj čelovék",
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          "word": "назо́йливый челове́к"
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          "_dis1": "90 10",
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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          "word": "gobaire"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "metiche"
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          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
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          "word": "metijón"
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          "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
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          "word": "metomentodo"
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        "To meddle or interfere."
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        "(intransitive) To meddle or interfere."
      ],
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}
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        "Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome."
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      ]
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      "sense": "one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive",
      "word": "marplot"
    },
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      "sense": "one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive",
      "word": "meddler"
    },
    {
      "sense": "one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive",
      "word": "kibitzer"
    },
    {
      "sense": "one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive",
      "word": "nosy parker"
    },
    {
      "word": "busy body"
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "bemoeial"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "bemoeisieke"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fuḍūliyy",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "فُضُولِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fresseta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "manifasser"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "家婆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hàoshìzhě",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "好事者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "愛管閒事的人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ài guǎnxiánshì de rén",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "爱管闲事的人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "všetečka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bemoeial"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "nuuskija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "kyylä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fouineur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "fouine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mêle-tout"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "touche-à-tout"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "who wants to influence or be in charge",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wichtigtuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wichtigtuerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "who gives unwanted advice",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kiebitz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "who is nosy about his neighbours",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "Schnüffler"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "filoprágmon",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φιλοπράγμων"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "poluprágmōn",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πολυπράγμων"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "philoprágmōn",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φιλοπράγμων"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "minden lében kanál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "kotnyeles"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "afanono"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "Kepo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "socadán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gliúcálaí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duine déanfasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "intrigante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ficcanaso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "armeggione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faccendiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "intrallazzone"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "factotum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ardeliō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dúškalo",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ду́шкало"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "whawhewhawhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "ihu kurī"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tout-s'mêle"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "intrometido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xlopotún",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хлопоту́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xlopotúnʹja",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хлопоту́нья"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pronýra",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проны́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kúmuška",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ку́мушка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nazójlivyj čelovék",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "назо́йливый челове́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gobaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "metiche"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "metijón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "metomentodo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "intruso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "entremetido"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "jâo-gêe-jâo-gaan",
      "sense": "someone who interferes with others",
      "word": "เจ้ากี้เจ้าการ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "busybody"
}

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      "word": "busy body"
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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": ke-pô vs. zh-min-nan",
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