"teckna" meaning in Swedish

See teckna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Sv-teckna.ogg
Etymology: tecken + -a, like German zeichnen Etymology templates: {{suffix|sv|tecken|a}} tecken + -a Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|tecknar|preterite|tecknade|supine|tecknat|imperative|teckna|head=}} teckna (present tecknar, preterite tecknade, supine tecknat, imperative teckna), {{sv-verb-reg}} teckna (present tecknar, preterite tecknade, supine tecknat, imperative teckna) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk}} Forms: tecknar [present], tecknade [preterite], tecknat [supine], teckna [imperative], no-table-tags [table-tags], teckna [active, infinitive], tecknas [infinitive, passive], tecknat [active, supine], tecknats [passive, supine], teckna [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], tecknen [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive], tecknar [active, indicative, present], tecknade [active, indicative, past], tecknas [indicative, passive, present], tecknades [indicative, passive, past], teckna [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present], tecknade [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past], tecknas [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present], tecknades [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past], teckne [active, dated, present, subjunctive], tecknade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], tecknes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], tecknades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], tecknande [active, participle, past, present], tecknad [active, participle, past]
  1. to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting) Synonyms: rita
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-Ef4~8m~2 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 5 37 5 6 12
  2. to sign (with hand or other gestures)
    to motion
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-eFfrYeRH
  3. to sign (with hand or other gestures)
    to sign (using sign language)
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-CzxLEuNv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 9 31 9 9 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 5 37 5 6 12 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 57 3 8 12 Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 17 7 40 7 8 20
  4. to sign (with hand or other gestures)
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-V2j0KCtX
  5. (somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like) Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-Mpi6Jh33
  6. to sign, to take out, to sign up (by signing, in some sense)
    Sense id: en-teckna-sv-verb-qLm4zpql Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 5 37 5 6 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anteckna, avteckna, beteckna, dubbelteckna, förteckna, inteckna, känneteckna, nedteckna, överteckna, tecknare, teckning, underteckna, uppteckna

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "tecknat",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "tecknats",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teckna",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tecknen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teckna",
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        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "present"
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    },
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        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "past",
        "present"
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "anteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "avteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "beteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dubbelteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "förteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "inteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "känneteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nedteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "överteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tecknare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "teckning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "underteckna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "uppteckna"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "35 5 37 5 6 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting)"
      ],
      "id": "en-teckna-sv-verb-Ef4~8m~2",
      "links": [
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
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        {
          "word": "rita"
        }
      ]
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        "to motion"
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          "_dis": "17 3 57 3 8 12",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 7 40 7 8 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish terms suffixed with -a",
          "parents": [],
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        "to sign (with hand or other gestures)",
        "to sign (using sign language)"
      ],
      "id": "en-teckna-sv-verb-CzxLEuNv",
      "links": [
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          "sign",
          "sign"
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              14,
              28
            ]
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              8,
              23
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          ],
          "english": "The policeman gave me a sign to stop",
          "text": "Polisen tecknade åt mig att stanna",
          "type": "example"
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-teckna-sv-verb-V2j0KCtX",
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          "sign",
          "sign"
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to write (a signature or the like)"
      ],
      "id": "en-teckna-sv-verb-Mpi6Jh33",
      "links": [
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 5 37 5 6 12",
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          "english": "sign a contract with a company",
          "text": "teckna ett avtal med en firma",
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              0,
              8
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              0,
              6
            ]
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          "english": "take out an insurance policy",
          "text": "teckna en försäkring",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to sign, to take out, to sign up (by signing, in some sense)"
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      "id": "en-teckna-sv-verb-qLm4zpql",
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        ],
        [
          "take out",
          "take out"
        ],
        [
          "sign up",
          "sign up"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sv-teckna.ogg",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "teckna",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tecknas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tecknat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tecknats",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teckna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tecknen",
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        "archaic",
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tecknade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tecknas",
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        "passive",
        "present"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
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    {
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        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "present"
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        "archaic",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "past"
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    },
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        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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        "passive",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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        "active",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "tecknad",
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      "word": "anteckna"
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    {
      "word": "avteckna"
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    {
      "word": "beteckna"
    },
    {
      "word": "dubbelteckna"
    },
    {
      "word": "förteckna"
    },
    {
      "word": "inteckna"
    },
    {
      "word": "känneteckna"
    },
    {
      "word": "nedteckna"
    },
    {
      "word": "överteckna"
    },
    {
      "word": "tecknare"
    },
    {
      "word": "teckning"
    },
    {
      "word": "underteckna"
    },
    {
      "word": "uppteckna"
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rita"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sign (with hand or other gestures)",
        "to motion"
      ],
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        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sign (with hand or other gestures)",
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      ],
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        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
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      ]
    },
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              14,
              28
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            [
              8,
              23
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          ],
          "english": "The policeman gave me a sign to stop",
          "text": "Polisen tecknade åt mig att stanna",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sign (with hand or other gestures)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to write (a signature or the like)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(somewhat dated) to write (a signature or the like)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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            [
              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "sign a contract with a company",
          "text": "teckna ett avtal med en firma",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "take out an insurance policy",
          "text": "teckna en försäkring",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sign, to take out, to sign up (by signing, in some sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "take out",
          "take out"
        ],
        [
          "sign up",
          "sign up"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "teckna"
}

Download raw JSONL data for teckna meaning in Swedish (5.3kB)

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  "msg": "''to sign (with hand or other ge'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "teckna"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "teckna",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'imper. plural'",
  "path": [
    "teckna"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "teckna",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ind. plural'",
  "path": [
    "teckna"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "teckna",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swedish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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