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"etymology_text": "From saltate + -ory.",
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"text": "When we had all laughed and applauded till we were faint, Starling, not to be outdone, favoured us with a more modern saltatory entertainment in the Lancashire clog manner — to the best of my belief, the longest dance ever performed […]",
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"Proceeding by leaps rather than by smooth, continuous variation."
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