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blank

(blăngk)
adj. blank·er, blank·est
1.
a. Devoid of writing, images, or marks: a blank wall; a blank screen.
b. Containing no information; unrecorded or erased: a blank tape; a blank diskette. See Synonyms at empty.
c. Having spaces for information to be provided; not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.
2. Not having received final processing; unfinished: a blank key.
3.
a. Devoid of thought or impression: a blank mind.
b. Showing no expression, interest, or understanding; expressionless: a blank stare.
4. Devoid of activity or distinctive character; empty: tried to fill the blank hours of the day.
5. Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.
n.
1.
a. An empty space or place, especially an empty space on a document to be filled in.
b. A document with one or more such spaces.
2.
a. Something without information or thought: When I read that question on the test, my mind was a blank.
b. Something showing no expression or understanding: When he told his mother what happened, her face was a blank.
3. A manufactured article of a standard shape or form that is ready for final processing, as by stamping or cutting: a key blank.
4. A blank cartridge.
5. Something worthless, such as a losing lottery ticket.
6. A mark, usually a dash (—), indicating the omission of a word or of a letter or letters.
7. The white circle in the center of a target; a bull's-eye.
8. Games An unmarked piece or portion of a piece, as a domino tile, whose value may be determined by the holder.
v. blanked, blank·ing, blanks
v.tr.
1. To remove, as from view; obliterate: "At times the strong glare of the sun blanked it from sight" (Richard Wright).
2. To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel.
3. Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring.
4. To punch or stamp from flat stock, especially with a die.
v.intr.
1. To become abstracted. Often used with out: My mind blanked out for a few seconds.
2. To fail to find or remember something: I blanked when asked the name of our mayor.
3. To fade away: The music gradually blanked out.
[Middle English, white, having spaces to be filled in, from Old French blanc, white, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
blank′ly adv.
blank′ness n.
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blank

(blæŋk)
adj
1. (of a writing surface) bearing no marks; not written on
2. (of a form, etc) with spaces left for details to be filled in
3. without ornament or break; unrelieved: a blank wall.
4. not filled in; empty; void: a blank space.
5. exhibiting no interest or expression: a blank look.
6. lacking understanding; confused: he looked blank even after the explanations.
7. absolute; complete: blank rejection.
8. devoid of ideas or inspiration: his mind went blank in the exam.
9. unproductive; barren
n
10. an emptiness; void; blank space
11. an empty space for writing in, as on a printed form
12. a printed form containing such empty spaces
13. something characterized by incomprehension or mental confusion: my mind went a complete blank.
14. a mark, often a dash, in place of a word, esp a taboo word
15. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) short for blank cartridge
16. (Mechanical Engineering) a plate or plug used to seal an aperture
17. (Mechanical Engineering) a piece of material prepared for stamping, punching, forging, etc
18. (Archery) archery the white spot in the centre of a target
19. draw a blank
a. to choose a lottery ticket that fails to win
b. to get no results from something
vb (tr)
20. (usually foll by out) to cross out, blot, or obscure
21. slang to ignore or be unresponsive towards (someone): the crowd blanked her for the first four numbers.
22. (Mechanical Engineering) to forge, stamp, punch, or cut (a piece of material) in preparation for forging, die-stamping, or drawing operations
23. (Mechanical Engineering) (often foll by off) to seal (an aperture) with a plate or plug
24. (American Football) informal US and Canadian to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game
[C15: from Old French blanc white, of Germanic origin; related to Old English blanca a white horse]
ˈblankly adv
ˈblankness n
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blank

(blæŋk)

adj. blank•er, blank•est,
n., v. adj.
1. having no marks; not written or printed on: blank pages.
2. not filled in: a blank check.
3. unrelieved or unbroken by ornament or opening: a blank wall.
4. containing no recorded sound or images: blank tape.
5. void of interest or variety: to pass blank days at the beach.
6. expressionless: a blank look on her face.
7. nonplussed: He looked blank when I asked for his ticket.
8. complete; utter: blank stupidity.
9. Archaic. colorless.
n.
10. a place where something is lacking; void or gap.
11. a space in a printed form, test, etc., to be filled in.
12. a printed form containing such spaces.
13. a dash put in place of an omitted letter or letters, esp. to avoid writing a word considered profane or obscene.
14. a piece of metal ready to be drawn, pressed, or machined into a finished object.
v.t.
16. to keep (an opponent) from scoring in a game.
17. to stamp or punch out of flat stock, as with a die.
18. blank out,
a. to cross out or delete: to blank out an entry.
b. to suffer a loss of memory or concentration.
Idioms:
draw a blank,
a. to be unsuccessful: to draw a blank in an investigation.
b. to fail to comprehend or remember: I drew a blank on her name.
[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French blanc white < Germanic]
blank′ly, adv.
blank′ness, n.
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blank


Past participle: blanked
Gerund: blanking

Imperative
blank
blank
Present
I blank
you blank
he/she/it blanks
we blank
you blank
they blank
Preterite
I blanked
you blanked
he/she/it blanked
we blanked
you blanked
they blanked
Present Continuous
I am blanking
you are blanking
he/she/it is blanking
we are blanking
you are blanking
they are blanking
Present Perfect
I have blanked
you have blanked
he/she/it has blanked
we have blanked
you have blanked
they have blanked
Past Continuous
I was blanking
you were blanking
he/she/it was blanking
we were blanking
you were blanking
they were blanking
Past Perfect
I had blanked
you had blanked
he/she/it had blanked
we had blanked
you had blanked
they had blanked
Future
I will blank
you will blank
he/she/it will blank
we will blank
you will blank
they will blank
Future Perfect
I will have blanked
you will have blanked
he/she/it will have blanked
we will have blanked
you will have blanked
they will have blanked
Future Continuous
I will be blanking
you will be blanking
he/she/it will be blanking
we will be blanking
you will be blanking
they will be blanking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blanking
you have been blanking
he/she/it has been blanking
we have been blanking
you have been blanking
they have been blanking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blanking
you will have been blanking
he/she/it will have been blanking
we will have been blanking
you will have been blanking
they will have been blanking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blanking
you had been blanking
he/she/it had been blanking
we had been blanking
you had been blanking
they had been blanking
Conditional
I would blank
you would blank
he/she/it would blank
we would blank
you would blank
they would blank
Past Conditional
I would have blanked
you would have blanked
he/she/it would have blanked
we would have blanked
you would have blanked
they would have blanked
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:blank - a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing]blank - a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"
grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
2. blank - a blank gap or missing part
crack, gap - a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
3. [画像:blank - a piece of material ready to be made into something]blank - a piece of material ready to be made into something
flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
4. blank - a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
Verb 1. blank - keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning
prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
Adj. 1. [画像:blank - (of a surface) not written or printed on]blank - (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
2. [画像:blank - void of expression]blank - void of expression; "a blank stare"
incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
3. blank - not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge"
unloaded - (of weapons) not charged with ammunition; "many people are killed by guns thought to be unloaded"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

blank

adjective
1. unmarked, white, clear, clean, empty, plain, bare, void, spotless, unfilled, uncompleted He tore a blank page from his notebook.
unmarked full, marked, completed, busy, filled in
noun
1. empty space, space, gap Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.
2. void, vacuum, vacancy, emptiness, nothingness, vacuity, tabula rasa Everything was a complete blank.
blank something out forget, overlook, think no more of, consign to oblivion, not give another thought to I learned to blank those feelings out.
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blank

adjective
1. Containing nothing:
2. Lacking expression:
3. Lacking intelligent thought or content:
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Translations
أبْيَض، خالٍ من الكِتابَةِبِدون بابٍ أو شُبّاكخَرْطوشَةٌ خلّبيّـهغير مُعَبِّرفَارِغ
prázdnýmezeranepopsanýprázdné místoslepá patrona
blankrubriktomløst krudtmellemrum
tühi
tyhjätyhjä kohtaaihioilmeetön
prazanpraznina
nyomtatvány
auîurblind-eyîapúîurskotsviplaus
白紙の空欄
공백빈
aklinasaptemtibereikšmisbereikšmiškumasbereikšmiu žvilgsniu
aklaneaizpildītsneaprakstītstrulstukša patrona
pusty spacja bezbarwny czysty niewypełniony
brezizrazenprazen
blankatomtom yta
ช่องว่างว่าง
boş boşluk ifadesizkurusıkı fişekyazısız
chỗ trốngtrống

blank

[blæŋk]
A. ADJ
1. [paper, space etc] → en blanco ; [tape] → virgen, sin grabar ; [wall] → liso, sin adorno
the screen went blank → se fue la imagen de la pantalla
2. [expression etc] → vacío, vago
a blank look → una mirada vacía or vaga
a look of blank amazement → una mirada de profundo asombro
when I asked him he looked blank → cuando se lo pregunté se quedó mirando con una expresión vaga
my mind went blank → se me quedó la mente en blanco
3. (= unrelieved) in a state of blank despair → en un estado de desesperación total
B. N
1. (= void) → vacío m; (in form) → espacio m en blanco
my mind was a complete blank → no pude recordar nada
to draw a blank → no llegar a ninguna parte
2. (Mil) → cartucho m de fogueo
to fire blanks → usar municiones de fogueo
C. VT (Brit) (= snub) → dar de lado a
D. CPD blank cartridge N → cartucho m de fogueo
blank cheque, blank check (US) N → cheque m en blanco
to give sb a blank cheque → dar a algn un cheque en blanco (fig) → dar carta blanca a algn (to para) blank verse N → verso m blanco or suelto
blank out VT + ADV [+ feeling, thought] → desechar
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blank

[ˈblæŋk]
adj
[sheet, page] → blanc(blanche)
[cassette] → vierge
[mind]
My mind went blank.; My mind was a blank → J'ai eu un trou., J'ai eu un trou de mémoire., J'ai eu un blanc.
[look] → sans expression, dénué(e) d'expression
to look blank → avoir l'air déconcerté(e), avoir l'air ahuri(e)
n
(= empty space) → espace m vide, vide m, blanc m
Fill in the blanks → Remplissez les blancs.
(= cartridge) → cartouche f à blanc
to draw a blank → faire chou blanc blank cheque (British) blank check (US) n → chèque m en blanc
to give sb a blank cheque to do sth (= give sb complete freedom) → donner carte blanche à qn pour faire qch
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blank

adj (+er)
piece of paper, page, wall → leer ; silence, darkness → tief ; coin → ungeprägt; blank space → Lücke f; (on form) → freies Feld ; (Typ) → Zwischenraum m, → Leerraum m; blank form → Formular(blatt) nt, → Vordruck m; please leave blank (on form) → bitte frei lassen or nicht ausfüllen
(= expressionless) face, look → ausdruckslos ; (= stupid) → verständnislos ; (= puzzled) → verdutzt, verblüfft ; he looked at me with blank incomprehension → er sah mich völlig verständnislos an; to look blank (= expressionless) → eine ausdruckslose Miene aufsetzen ; (= stupid) → verständnislos dreinschauen ; (= puzzled) → ein verdutztes Gesicht machen ; he just looked blank or gave me a blank look → er guckte mich nur groß an (inf); my mind or I went blank → ich hatte Mattscheibe (inf), → ich hatte ein Brett vor dem Kopf (inf); sorry, I’ve gone blank (inf) → tut mir leid, aber ich habe totale Mattscheibe (inf)
(= empty) life etc → unausgefüllt, leer ; these blank and characterless house fronts → diese nackten, charakterlosen Fassaden
n
(in document) → freier Raum, leere Stelle ; (= blank document) → Vordruck m, → Formular nt; (= gap) → Lücke f
(= void) → Leere f; I or my mind was/went a complete blank → ich hatte totale Mattscheibe (inf)
(in lottery) → Niete f; to draw a blank (fig) → kein Glück haben
(in a target) → Scheibenmittelpunkt m
(= cartridge) → Platzpatrone f ? also blank cartridge
(= domino) → Blank nt
(= coin) → Schrötling m (spec); (= key) → Rohling m
vt (= ignore) person → ignorieren

blank

:
blank book
n → Notizbuch nt
blank cartridge
n → Platzpatrone f
blank CD
n (Comput) → Rohling m
blank cheque, (US) blank check
n → Blankoscheck m; (fig) → Freibrief m; to give somebody a blank (fig) → jdm Carte blanche geben (geh), → jdm freie Hand geben
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blank

[blæŋk]
1. adj (paper, space) → bianco/a; (wall) → cieco/a; (empty, expression) → vacuo/a; (look) → distratto/a
a look of blank amazement → uno sguardo allibito
my mind went blank → ho avuto un vuoto
2. n (void) → vuoto ; (in form) → spazio in bianco ; (blank cartridge) → cartuccia a salve
his mind was a blank → si sentiva la testa vuota
to draw a blank (fig) → non aver nessun risultato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blank

(blӕŋk) adjective
1. (of paper) without writing or marks. a blank sheet of paper. onbeskrewe أبْيَض، خالٍ من الكِتابَةِ неизписан em branco čistý, nepopsaný leer blank άγραφος en blanco puhas سفید؛ ننوشته tyhjä blanc, vierge דַף רֵיק कोरा neispunjen üres kosong auður bianco 白紙の 백지의 tuščias, švarus tukšs; neaprakstīts; neaizpildīts kertas kosong onbeschreven blank, tom czysty, pusty سپین em branco gol пустой; неисписанный čistý nepopisan prazan blank, tom ว่างเปล่า boş, yazısız 空白的 пустий; несписаний خالی để trắng 空白的
2. expressionless. a blank look. verblufte, verbouereerde غير مُعَبِّر безизразен vazio prázdný ausdruckslos tom; blank ανέκφραστος vacío, inexpresivo tühi بی علاقه؛ بی احساس ilmeetön vide חֲַ הַבָּעָה भावनाशून्य bezizražajan kifejezéstelen hampa sviplaus vuoto 無表情 무표정한 bereikšmis tukšs; truls pandangan kosong wezenloos uttrykksløs, tom bez wyrazu بی احساسه، بی علاقی vazio gol; in­ex­pre­siv бессмысленный; тупой prázdny brezizrazen bezizražajan tom, uttryckslös ไม่แสดงความรู้สึก ifadesiz, boş 漠然的,面無表情的 безвиразний; безтямний کورا ، حیران پریشان vô cảm 茫然的,无表情的
3. (of a wall) having no door, window etc. leemte بِدون بابٍ أو شُبّاك сляп, зазидан liso slepý blank blank χωρίς πόρτες ή παράθυρα (για τοίχο) liso lage بی در و پیکر tyhjä seinä aveugle חלק नंगी दीवार prazan üres tanpa pintu/jendela blind- cieco 窓や扉のない (창, 문 등이) 없는 aklinas (par sienu) akla lapang blind blind- pusty, ślepy تش ځای liso gol сплошной slepý brez odprtin prazan kal (กําแพง) ที่ไม่มีประตูหน้าต่าง boş 沒有門窗的(牆壁) незабудований کسی دروازے کھڑکی کے بغیر trống không 没有门窗的(墙)
noun
1. (in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc). Fill in all the blanks! leemtes فَراغ празнина espaço prázdné místo die Lücke rubrik; tomme felter κενό espacio en blanco lünk جای خالی täytettävä kohta espace טוֹפֶס רֵיק रिक्तस्थान praznina nyomtatvány ruang kosong eyða spazio 書き込み用紙 빈칸 tuščia vieta, tarpas tukša/neaizpildīta vieta (tekstā) tempat kosong lege plek rubrikk, tom plass luka تش ځای espaço spaţiu (de completat) незаполненное место voľné miesto prazno polje praznina lucka, tomrum ช่องว่าง boşluk (表格等的)空白處 пусте місце پر کرنے والی خالی جگہ chỗ trống 空白(尤指表格的空白)
2. a blank cartridge. The soldier fired a blank. loskruit خَرْطوشَةٌ خلّبيّـه празен патрон bala de festim slepá patrona die Platzpatrone løst krudt άσφαιρο cartucho sin bala paukpadrun فشنگ مشقی paukkupanos cartouche à blanc כָּדוּר סרַק खाली ćorak vaktöltény peluru hampa púðurskot cartuccia a salve 空包 공포탄 tuščias šovinys tukša patrona tanpa peluru losse patroon løspatron ślepy nabój مشقی cartucho sem bala cartuş orb холостой патрон slepý náboj slepi naboj ćorak lös patron ปลอกกระสุนปืนเปล่า kurusıkı fişek 空包彈 холостий патрон خالی کارتوس đạn không nạp chì 空包弹
ˈblankly adverb
with a blank expression. He looked at me blankly. wesenloos بِدون تَعْبير، بانْشِداه безизразно estupidamente neurčitě, nepřítomně, bez výrazu ausdruckslos udtryksløst; tomt ανέκφραστα inexpresivamente, sin expresión tühja pilguga بدون هیچ کلامی tyhjästi sans expression מַבָּט בּוֹהֶה भावशून्य दृष्टि से bezizražajno üresen tanpa perasaan tómlega, með svipleysi in modo assente, privo d'espressione 無表情に 멍하니 bereikšmiu žvilgsniu vienaldzīgi; truli dengan pandangan kosong wezenloos uttrykksløst, tomt bez wyrazu پرته له کوم کلام څخه estupidamente бессмысленно; тупо bezvýrazne brez izraza bezizražajno tomt, uttryckslöst ไม่แสดงความรู้สึก ifadesiz bir şekilde, boş boş 漠然地 безтямно خاموشی ، سپاٹ ngây ra 茫然地
ˈblankness noun
wesenloosheid عَدم تَعْبير، انْشِداه пустота vazio neurčitost, bezvýraznost die Leere tomhed άδεια έκφραση, αμηχανία vacío tühjus (pilgus) سفیدی؛ فقدان بیان tyhjyys vide ריקנות रिक्तता, शून्यता bjelina üresség kekosongan tómleiki, svipleysi vacuità; aria assente 空白 공백 tuštuma, bereikšmiškumas tukšums; trulums kekosongan wezenloosheid uttrykksløshet, tomhet zakłopotanie, pustka سپینوالی vazio goliciune пустота bezvýraznosť brezizraznost bezizražajnost tomhet ความว่างเปล่า boşluk, anlamsızlık 空白 порожнеча, пустота کورا پن chỗ trống 空白
blank cartridge
a cartridge without a bullet. loskruitpatroon خَرْطوشَه بِدون رَصاص празен патрон bala de festim slepá nábojnice die Platzpatrone løst krudt άσφαιρο φυσίγγι cartucho sin bala paukpadrun فشنگ مشقی paukkupanos cartouche à blanc כָּדוּר סרַק खाली कारतूस slijepi metak vaktöltény peluru hampa púðurskot cartuccia a salve 空包 공포탄 tuščias šovinys tukša patrona katrij kosong losse patroon løspatron ślepy nabój مشقی cartucho cartuş orb холостой патрон slepý náboj slepi naboj ćorak lös patron ปลอกกระสุนปืนเปล่า kurusıkı fişek, boş mermi 空包彈 холостий патрон بغیر گولی کی کارتوس vỏ đạn không có chì 空包弹
blank cheque
a signed cheque on which the sum to be paid has not been entered. blanko شيك على بَياض чек с непопълнена сума cheque em branco bianko šek der Blankocheck blankocheck ανοιχτή επιταγή cheque en blanco blankotšekk چک سفید avoin shekki chèque en blanc צֶ'ק פָּתוּחַ सादा चैक bjanko-mjenica biankó csekk cek kosong óútfylltur tékki assegno in bianco 白地式小切手 백지 수표 neužpildytas čekis neaizpildīts čeks cek kosong blanco cheque blankosjekk; carte blanche czek in blanco سپین چک cheque em branco cec în alb чек на предъявителя bianko šek bianko menica blanko ček blankocheck เช็คที่ไม่ได้เติมจํานวนเงิน açık çek 空白支票 незаповнений чек خالی چیک séc khống 空白支票
go blank
to become empty. My mind went blank when the police questioned me. geheue was skoon weg يُصْبِحُ فارغا изпразвам (се) ficar vazio mít okno es herrscht völlige Leere tabe tråden; klappen går ned αδειάζει το μυαλό μου (μτφ.) quedarse en blanco, no recordar nada meelest/peast pühitud olema فراموش کردن؛ پاک شدن tyhjentyä avoir un trou לְהִתרוֹקֵן भूल जाना isprazniti kihagy menjadi kosong tæmast avere la testa vuota うつろになる 텅 비다 aptemti (par prātu) aptumšoties; neatcerēties fikiran kosong een gat in zijn geheugen krijgen bli tom; få jernteppe poczuć pustkę w głowie, zaćmić się پاکیدل، د یاد څخه ویستل ficar vazio a se goli получить провал памяти mať okno imeti (spominsko) luknjo stati bli tom i huvudet ว่างเปล่า boşalmak, boş olmak 完全淨空 вилетіти з голови خالی الذہن ہونا trống trơn 全忘了
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blank

→ فَارِغ , فِرَاغ mezera, prázdný blank, mellemrum leer , Leerstelle κενό , κενός en blanco , espacio en blanco tyhjä, tyhjä kohta vide prazan, praznina spazio vuoto , vuoto 白紙の, 空欄 공백, 빈 blanco , leegte blank , tomrom puste miejsce , pusty em branco , espaço vazio бланк , пустой tom, tom yta ช่องว่าง, ว่าง boş , boşluk chỗ trống, trống 空白 , 空白的
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In its blank stare was neither love, nor pity, nor intelligence--nothing to which to address an appeal for mercy.
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Is the philosophy which denies this and asserts that we are born with dispositions like blank sheets of paper a philosophy which has failed to remark that we are not born with blank faces -- a philosophy which has never compared together two infants of a few days old, and has never observed that those infants are not born with blank tempers for mothers and nurses to fill up at will?
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There was another blank silence before her father rejoined:
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If our offer is agreeable to you, please fill in the proper blank space with the title of your book.
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