"għan" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /aːn/, /aˤːn/ Forms: għanijiet [plural]
Etymology: Root għ-n-j 0 terms Probably from Arabic عَانِي (ʕānī). Etymology templates: {{mt-root|għ-n-j}} Root għ-n-j 0 terms, {{inh|mt|ar|عان|عَانِي}} Arabic عَانِي (ʕānī) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=għanijiet}} għan m (plural għanijiet)
  1. purpose Tags: masculine Synonyms: skop
    Sense id: en-għan-mt-noun-gbBt9DA- Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 13 47 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 34 28
  2. aim, goal Tags: masculine Synonyms: mira
    Sense id: en-għan-mt-noun-TsgUvmvZ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese terms belonging to the root għ-n-j, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 13 47 40 Disambiguation of Maltese terms belonging to the root għ-n-j: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 34 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bl-għan (bil-għan)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /aːn/, /aˤːn/
Head templates: {{mt-verb|jgħin|megħjun|pp2=magħjun|pp3=mgħin|pp3q=colloquial|vn=għajnuna}} għan (imperfect jgħin, past participle megħjun or magħjun or mgħin, verbal noun għajnuna) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|għent|għent|għan|għanet|għenna|għentu|għanu|ngħin|tgħin|jgħin|tgħin|ngħinu|tgħinu|jgħinu|għin|għinu}} Forms: jgħin [imperfect], megħjun [participle, past], magħjun [participle, past], mgħin [participle, past], għajnuna [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], għent [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], għent [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], għan [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], għenna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], għentu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], għanu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], għent [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], għent [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], għanet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], għenna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], għentu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], għanu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], ngħin [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tgħin [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jgħin [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], ngħinu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tgħinu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jgħinu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], ngħin [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tgħin [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tgħin [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], ngħinu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tgħinu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jgħinu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], għin [imperative, second-person, singular], għinu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. Alternative form of għen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: għen
    Sense id: en-għan-mt-verb-cVf9v5JC Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 13 47 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 31 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 34 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bil-għan",
      "word": "bl-għan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "għ-n-j"
      },
      "expansion": "Root\n għ-n-j\n 0 terms",
      "name": "mt-root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عان",
        "4": "عَانِي"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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    {
      "form": "għanijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "għan m (plural għanijiet)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 47 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 31 37",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 28",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "purpose"
      ],
      "id": "en-għan-mt-noun-gbBt9DA-",
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        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "skop"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "38 34 28",
          "kind": "other",
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      "glosses": [
        "aim, goal"
      ],
      "id": "en-għan-mt-noun-TsgUvmvZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mira"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għan"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jgħin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megħjun",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħjun",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mgħin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għajnuna",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mt-conj/I-hollow",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "għent",
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għent",
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        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "għenna",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "għentu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għanu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għent",
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        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għanet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għenna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għentu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jgħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jgħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tgħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ngħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jgħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "megħjun",
        "pp2": "magħjun",
        "pp3": "mgħin",
        "pp3q": "colloquial",
        "vn": "għajnuna"
      },
      "expansion": "għan (imperfect jgħin, past participle megħjun or magħjun or mgħin, verbal noun għajnuna)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "għent",
        "10": "jgħin",
        "11": "tgħin",
        "12": "ngħinu",
        "13": "tgħinu",
        "14": "jgħinu",
        "15": "għin",
        "16": "għinu",
        "2": "għent",
        "3": "għan",
        "4": "għanet",
        "5": "għenna",
        "6": "għentu",
        "7": "għanu",
        "8": "ngħin",
        "9": "tgħin"
      },
      "name": "mt-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "għen"
        }
      ],
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          "_dis": "13 47 40",
          "kind": "other",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "32 31 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of għen"
      ],
      "id": "en-għan-mt-verb-cVf9v5JC",
      "links": [
        [
          "għen",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għan"
}
{
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    "Maltese form-I verbs",
    "Maltese hollow form-I verbs",
    "Maltese hollow verbs",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms belonging to the root għ-n-j",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
    "Maltese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "roman": "bil-għan",
      "word": "bl-għan"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "għanijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "p": "għanijiet"
      },
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "purpose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "skop"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "aim, goal"
      ],
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        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mira"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għan"
}

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    {
      "form": "jgħin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "megħjun",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magħjun",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mgħin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għajnuna",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mt-conj/I-hollow",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għenna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għentu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għanu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għanet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għenna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għentu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għanu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jgħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jgħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tgħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jgħinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jgħin",
        "2": "megħjun",
        "pp2": "magħjun",
        "pp3": "mgħin",
        "pp3q": "colloquial",
        "vn": "għajnuna"
      },
      "expansion": "għan (imperfect jgħin, past participle megħjun or magħjun or mgħin, verbal noun għajnuna)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "għent",
        "10": "jgħin",
        "11": "tgħin",
        "12": "ngħinu",
        "13": "tgħinu",
        "14": "jgħinu",
        "15": "għin",
        "16": "għinu",
        "2": "għent",
        "3": "għan",
        "4": "għanet",
        "5": "għenna",
        "6": "għentu",
        "7": "għanu",
        "8": "ngħin",
        "9": "tgħin"
      },
      "name": "mt-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "għen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of għen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "għen",
          "għen#Maltese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għan"
}

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