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"ref": "2009, Brent D. Singleton, The Convert's Passion",
"text": "No myths of ages, dark, unproved —\nTraditions crude of hidden yore;\nNor fondsome fictions, easy grooved,\nOn customs lost in trackless lore.",
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"(chiefly dialectal or poetic) Characterised or marked by fondness; loving, affectionate."
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