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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspɪkjʊləm/ Forms: spicula [plural]
Etymology: From Latin spīculum (“a little sharp point”), from spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“point, spike”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|spīculum||a little sharp point}} Latin spīculum (“a little sharp point”) Head templates: {{en-noun|spicula}} spiculum (plural spicula)
  1. A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
    Sense id: en-spiculum-en-noun-rfNcXEVo Categories (other): Spears, Weapons Disambiguation of Spears: 24 28 33 16 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 35 33 19
  2. A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice. Synonyms (sharp, pointed crystal): spicula
    Sense id: en-spiculum-en-noun-rsMGwDsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spears, Weapons Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 35 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 34 33 17 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 36 34 18 1 2 Disambiguation of Spears: 24 28 33 16 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 35 33 19 Disambiguation of 'sharp, pointed crystal': 3 69 23 5
  3. (zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge.
    Sense id: en-spiculum-en-noun-iEkKqgyi Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spears, Weapons Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 35 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 34 33 17 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 36 34 18 1 2 Disambiguation of Spears: 24 28 33 16 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 35 33 19 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  4. (astronomy) A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun. Synonyms (small radial emission of gas): spicule
    Sense id: en-spiculum-en-noun-yZrDCr3P Categories (other): Astronomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spears, Weapons Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 35 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 34 33 17 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 36 34 18 1 2 Disambiguation of Spears: 24 28 33 16 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 35 33 19 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'small radial emission of gas': 3 3 6 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (sharp, needle-like strucutre): spicule Derived forms: spiculum amoris
Disambiguation of 'sharp, needle-like strucutre': 4 40 46 10

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈspiː.ku.lum/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈspiːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /ˈspi.ku.lum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈspiːkulum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From spīcum (“point, spike”, alternative form of spīca) + -ulum (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|la|spīcum|-ulus|alt2=-ulum|pos1=alternative form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">spīca</i>|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=point, spike}} spīcum (“point, spike”, alternative form of spīca) + -ulum (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|spīculum<2>}} spīculum n (genitive spīculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|spīculum<2>}} Forms: spīculum [canonical, neuter], spīculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], spīculum [nominative, singular], spīcula [nominative, plural], spīculī [genitive, singular], spīculōrum [genitive, plural], spīculō [dative, singular], spīculīs [dative, plural], spīculum [accusative, singular], spīcula [accusative, plural], spīculō [ablative, singular], spīculīs [ablative, plural], spīculum [singular, vocative], spīcula [plural, vocative]
  1. little sharp point or sting Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-spiculum-la-noun-bned4TPY Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 56 44
  2. dart, arrow Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-spiculum-la-noun-ZDQdR~za Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ulus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ulus: 43 57

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
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            "t": "corner, edge"
          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: spigolo (“corner, edge”)"
    },
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Occitano-Romance"
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    {
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            "1": "pcd",
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            "der": "1",
            "t": "bee's stinger, barb"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Picard: épillon (“bee's stinger, barb”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Picard: épillon (“bee's stinger, barb”)"
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Iberian"
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    {
      "depth": 2,
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
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        {
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            "2": "espliego",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: espliego",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: espliego"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "esprego",
            "t": "lavender"
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          "expansion": "Galician: esprego (“lavender”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: esprego (“lavender”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eu",
            "2": "izpiliku",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: izpiliku",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Basque: izpiliku"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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      "text": "Borrowings"
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          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ French: spicule",
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      "text": "→ French: spicule"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "1": "pt",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: espículo",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: espículo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "it",
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          "expansion": "Italian: spicchio (“wedge, clove”)",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Italian: spicchio (“wedge, clove”)"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Sicilian: spicchiu (“clove”)"
    },
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      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian"
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      "text": "Gallo-Italic"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Rhaeto-Romance"
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          "_dis": "43 57",
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        "dart, arrow"
      ],
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        [
          "dart",
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          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ]
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        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspiː.ku.lum/",
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈspiːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ku.lum/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈspiːkulum]",
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    }
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}
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    {
      "word": "spiculum amoris"
    }
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          "ice",
          "ice"
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          "zoology"
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        "(zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge."
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
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        "A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun."
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        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
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        [
          "gas",
          "gas"
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          "chromosphere",
          "chromosphere"
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          "corona"
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          "sun"
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        "(astronomy) A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun."
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        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
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    "spiculum"
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}

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    "Latin second declension nouns",
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      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian"
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        {
          "args": {
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        }
      ],
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    },
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Occitano-Romance"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: espígol (“lavender”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
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        }
      ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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      "text": "Oïl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "der": "1",
            "t": "bee's stinger, barb"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Picard: épillon (“bee's stinger, barb”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Picard: épillon (“bee's stinger, barb”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Iberian"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "an",
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          "expansion": "Aragonese: espligo (“lavender”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aragonese: espligo (“lavender”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "espliego",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: espliego",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: espliego"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "esprego",
            "t": "lavender"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: esprego (“lavender”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: esprego (“lavender”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eu",
            "2": "izpiliku",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: izpiliku",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Basque: izpiliku"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "spicule",
            "3": "spiculum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: spicule, spiculum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: spicule, spiculum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "spicule",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: spicule",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: spicule"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "espículo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: espículo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: espículo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "spicchio",
            "t": "wedge, clove"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: spicchio (“wedge, clove”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: spicchio (“wedge, clove”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "spicchiu",
            "t": "clove"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: spicchiu (“clove”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: spicchiu (“clove”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "co",
            "2": "spigula",
            "t": "tap, spigot"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Tuscan: specchia (Sillano)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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      "text": "Gallo-Italic"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "pms",
            "2": "spigula"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: spigula",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "(Alpine)",
          "name": "q"
        }
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      "text": "Piedmontese: spigula (Alpine)"
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      "text": "Rhaeto-Romance"
    },
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        }
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      "text": "Oïl"
    },
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          "args": {
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      "form": "spīculum",
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        "genitive",
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    {
      "form": "spīculum",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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    },
    {
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spīculō",
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        "singular"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "little sharp point or sting"
      ],
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          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
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          "sting",
          "sting"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
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      "glosses": [
        "dart, arrow"
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          "dart",
          "dart"
        ],
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          "arrow",
          "arrow"
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        "declension-2"
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    {
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspiːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ku.lum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspiːkulum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spiculum"
}

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