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low·er 1

(lou′ər, lour) also lour (lour)
intr.v. low·ered, low·er·ing, low·ers also loured or lour·ing or lours
1. To look angry, sullen, or threatening. See Synonyms at frown.
2. To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.
n.
1. A threatening, sullen, or angry look.
2. A dark or stormy appearance: the lower of thunderheads.
[Middle English louren.]
low′er·ing·ly adv.

low·er 2

(lō′ər)
adj. Comparative of low 2
1. Below another in rank, position, or authority.
2. Physically situated below a similar or comparable thing: a lower shelf.
3. Lower Geology & Archaeology Relating to or being an earlier or older division of the period named.
4. Biology Less complex in organization or having traits similar to those of organisms that evolved earlier in the history of life on Earth.
5. Denoting the larger and usually more representative house of a bicameral legislature.
v. low·ered, low·er·ing, low·ers
v.tr.
1. To let, bring, or move down to a lower level.
2. To reduce in value, degree, or quality.
3. To weaken; undermine: lower one's energy.
4. To reduce in standing or respect.
v.intr.
1. To move down: Her hand lowered.
2. To become less; diminish: The temperature has lowered gradually this month.
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lower

(ˈləʊə)
adj
1. being below one or more other things: the lower shelf; the lower animals.
2. reduced in amount or value: a lower price.
3. (Mathematics) maths (of a limit or bound) less than or equal to one or more numbers or variables
4. (Geological Science) (sometimes capital) geology denoting the early part or division of a period, system, formation, etc: Lower Silurian.
vb
5. (tr) to cause to become low or on a lower level; bring, put, or cause to move down
6. (tr) to reduce or bring down in estimation, dignity, value, etc: to lower oneself.
7. to reduce or be reduced: to lower one's confidence.
8. (tr) to make quieter: to lower the radio.
9. (tr) to reduce the pitch of
10. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue further away from the roof of the mouth
11. (intr) to diminish or become less
[C12 (comparative of low1); C17 (vb)]
ˈlowerable adj

lower

(ˈlaʊə) or

lour

vb (intr)
1. (esp of the sky, weather, etc) to be overcast, dark, and menacing
2. to scowl or frown
n
a menacing scowl or appearance
ˈlowering, ˈlouring adj
ˈloweringly, ˈlouringly adv
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low•er1

(ˈloʊ ər)
v.t.
1. to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
2. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal.
3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, or force.
4. to make less loud or lower in pitch.
5. to bring down in rank or estimation.
6. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by increasing the distance of the tongue downward from the palate.
v.i.
7. to become lower, grow less, or diminish.
8. to descend; sink: the sun lowering in the west.
adj.
9. comparative of low 1.
10. of or pertaining to the parts of a river farthest from the source.
11. (often cap.) of or pertaining to an early division of a geologic period, system, or the like: the Lower Devonian.
n.
12. Usu., lowers. a denture for the lower jaw.
13. a lower berth.
[1150–1200; Middle English, comp. of low 1 (adj.)]

low•er2

(ˈlaʊ ər, laʊər)
v.i.
1. to be dark and threatening.
2. to scowl; glower.
3. a frown; scowl.
[1250–1300]
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lower


Past participle: lowered
Gerund: lowering

Imperative
lower
lower
Present
I lower
you lower
he/she/it lowers
we lower
you lower
they lower
Preterite
I lowered
you lowered
he/she/it lowered
we lowered
you lowered
they lowered
Present Continuous
I am lowering
you are lowering
he/she/it is lowering
we are lowering
you are lowering
they are lowering
Present Perfect
I have lowered
you have lowered
he/she/it has lowered
we have lowered
you have lowered
they have lowered
Past Continuous
I was lowering
you were lowering
he/she/it was lowering
we were lowering
you were lowering
they were lowering
Past Perfect
I had lowered
you had lowered
he/she/it had lowered
we had lowered
you had lowered
they had lowered
Future
I will lower
you will lower
he/she/it will lower
we will lower
you will lower
they will lower
Future Perfect
I will have lowered
you will have lowered
he/she/it will have lowered
we will have lowered
you will have lowered
they will have lowered
Future Continuous
I will be lowering
you will be lowering
he/she/it will be lowering
we will be lowering
you will be lowering
they will be lowering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lowering
you have been lowering
he/she/it has been lowering
we have been lowering
you have been lowering
they have been lowering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lowering
you will have been lowering
he/she/it will have been lowering
we will have been lowering
you will have been lowering
they will have been lowering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lowering
you had been lowering
he/she/it had been lowering
we had been lowering
you had been lowering
they had been lowering
Conditional
I would lower
you would lower
he/she/it would lower
we would lower
you would lower
they would lower
Past Conditional
I would have lowered
you would have lowered
he/she/it would have lowered
we would have lowered
you would have lowered
they would have lowered

lower


Past participle: lowered
Gerund: lowering

Imperative
lower
lower
Present
I lower
you lower
he/she/it lowers
we lower
you lower
they lower
Preterite
I lowered
you lowered
he/she/it lowered
we lowered
you lowered
they lowered
Present Continuous
I am lowering
you are lowering
he/she/it is lowering
we are lowering
you are lowering
they are lowering
Present Perfect
I have lowered
you have lowered
he/she/it has lowered
we have lowered
you have lowered
they have lowered
Past Continuous
I was lowering
you were lowering
he/she/it was lowering
we were lowering
you were lowering
they were lowering
Past Perfect
I had lowered
you had lowered
he/she/it had lowered
we had lowered
you had lowered
they had lowered
Future
I will lower
you will lower
he/she/it will lower
we will lower
you will lower
they will lower
Future Perfect
I will have lowered
you will have lowered
he/she/it will have lowered
we will have lowered
you will have lowered
they will have lowered
Future Continuous
I will be lowering
you will be lowering
he/she/it will be lowering
we will be lowering
you will be lowering
they will be lowering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lowering
you have been lowering
he/she/it has been lowering
we have been lowering
you have been lowering
they have been lowering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lowering
you will have been lowering
he/she/it will have been lowering
we will have been lowering
you will have been lowering
they will have been lowering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lowering
you had been lowering
he/she/it had been lowering
we had been lowering
you had been lowering
they had been lowering
Conditional
I would lower
you would lower
he/she/it would lower
we would lower
you would lower
they would lower
Past Conditional
I would have lowered
you would have lowered
he/she/it would have lowered
we would have lowered
you would have lowered
they would have lowered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. lower - the lower of two berths
built in bed, bunk, berth - a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
Verb 1. lower - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
reef - lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"
depress - lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
dip - lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
incline - lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"
lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
2. lower - set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
devalue - lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"
derate - lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
subordinate, subdue - make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
3. [画像:lower - make lower or quieter]lower - make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
4. lower - cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
5. lower - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
scowl - frown with displeasure
grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
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lower

adjective
verb
1. drop, sink, depress, let down, submerge, take down, let fall, make lower They lowered the coffin into the grave.
drop raise, lift, elevate, hoist
2. lessen, cut, reduce, moderate, diminish, slash, decrease, prune, minimize, curtail, abate a drug which lowers cholesterol levels
lessen increase, raise, extend, boost, enlarge, inflate, magnify, amplify, augment
3. demean, humble, disgrace, humiliate, degrade, devalue, downgrade, belittle, condescend, debase, deign, abase Don't lower yourself. Don't be the way they are.
4. quieten, soften, hush, tone down He moved closer, lowering his voice.
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lower 1

also lour
verb
1. To wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:
Idiom: look black.
2. To stare fixedly and angrily:
3. To be imminent:
noun
1. The act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure:
2. A fixed angry stare:

lower 2

adjective
Below another in standing or importance:
Informal: smalltime.
verb
1. To cause to descend:
2. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:
3. To become or make less in price or value:
4. To bring oneself down to a lower level of behavior:
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Translations
أَدْنَى يُخْفِضيُذِل، يَحُط من قَدْريُنَزِّلُ
snížitnižšísklopitztišitdolní
sænkeblive mørkdæmpelavere
laskeamatalampimadaltaaalentaaalentua
donjispustiti
lækkaláta síga, draga niîurvera òungbúinn
より低い下げる
낮추다아래쪽의
apmākties
spodnjispustitiznižati
lägresänka ner
ที่ต่ํากว่าลดต่ําลง
indirmek kararmakalçaltmakdaha aşağı
hạ thấpthấp hơn

lower

1 [ˈləʊəʳ]
A. ADJ
see also low
1. (= bottom) [part, section, floors, windows] → de abajo, inferior ; [slopes] → inferior, bajo
the lower of the two → el de más abajo de los dos
the lower bunk → la litera de abajo
the lower left corner → la esquina inferior izquierda
the lower half/part of → la mitad/parte inferior de, la mitad/parte de abajo de
2. (= less important) [level, rank, caste] → inferior
the lower chamber (Parl) → la cámara baja
the lower court (Jur) → los tribunales inferiores
the lower middle class(es) → la clase media baja
a lower middle-class family → una familia de clase media baja
soldiers in the lower ranks → soldados mpl de menor rango or de rango inferior
the lower school → el segundo ciclo
3. (Anat) → inferior
the lower abdomen/back → la parte inferior del abdomen/de la espalda
she suffered severe cuts on her lower leg → sufrió cortes de gravedad en la parte inferior de la pierna
the lower limbs → los miembros inferiores
4. (Zool) → inferior
5. (Geog) (in names) Lower Egypt → el Bajo Egipto
the Lower Rhine → el Bajo Rin
lower Manhattan → el sur de Manhattan
see also reach C2
B. VT (gen) → bajar ; [+ boat] → echar al agua ; [+ flag, sail] → arriar ; (= reduce) [+ price] → bajar, rebajar
to lower o.s (fig) → rebajarse
I wouldn't lower myself to do such a thing → no me rebajaría a hacer algo así
to lower one's guard → bajar la guardia
to lower one's headlights (US) → poner las luces de cruce
to lower one's voice → bajar la voz
C. VI → bajar
D. CPD lower case N (Typ) → minúsculas fpl
in lower case → en minúsculas
see also lower-case lower class N the lower class or classes → la clase baja
see also lower-class lower deck N [of bus] → piso m de abajo (Naut) (= part of ship) → cubierta f inferior
the lower deck (= personnel) → los marineros
the Lower House N (Parl) → la Cámara Baja
lower vertebrates NPL → vertebrados mpl inferiores

lower

2 [ˈlaʊəʳ] VI [person] → fruncir el entrecejo, fruncir el ceño ; [sky] → encapotarse
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lower

[ˈləʊər]
adj
[floor] → inférieur(e)
on the lower floor → a l'étage inférieur
(in hierarchy) [level, rank] → inférieur(e)
a lower court → une instance inférieure
see also low
vt
[+ rate, level, price, cost] → baisser
This drug lowers cholesterol levels → Ce médicament fait baisser le taux de cholestérol.
[voice, eyes, head] → baisser
(= move down) to lower sth into sth → descendre qch dans qch
to lower sth to the floor → poser qch au sol
to lower sth onto sth → poser qch sur qch
to lower o.s. onto a bed → se coucher avec précaution sur un lit
She lowered herself into a chair
(= make less loud) [+ volume] → baisser
to lower one's voice → baisser la voix
(= make less hot) [+ temperature] (of oven, heating etc) → baisser
[+ resistance] → diminuer ; [+ cholesterol, blood pressure] → faire baisser
vi [ˈlaʊər]
[person] to lower at sb → jeter un regard mauvais or noir à qn
[sky, clouds] → être menaçant lower back n
the lower back → le bas du dos lower case lower-case n [letters] → bas m de casse lower class n
the lower class → la classe populaire, les classes fpl populaires
the lower classes → les classes fpl populaires lower-class lower class [ˌləʊərˈklɑːs] adj
a lower-class family → une famille populaire
to be lower class [person] → faire partie de la classe populaire ; [pastime] → être populaire lower deck n
[bus] → étage m inférieur
[ship] → pont m inférieur Lower House n
the Lower House → la Chambre basse lower-income [ˌləʊərˈɪnkʌm] adj [group, family] → économiquement faible lower jaw n → mâchoire f inférieure lower lip n → lèvre f inférieure lower middle class n → classe f moyenne lower sixth n (British) → classe f première
He's in the lower sixth → Il est en première.lowest common denominator n
(MATHEMATICS) → plus petit dénominateur m commun low-fat [ˌləʊˈfæt] adj [diet] → pauvre en matières grasses ; [milk, cheese] → allégé(e)
a low-fat yoghurt → un yaourt allégé low-flying [ˌləʊˈflaɪɪŋ] adj [aircraft] → volant à basse altitude low-grade [ˈləʊgreɪd] adj → de qualité inférieure low heels npl (= shoes) → chaussures fpl à petits talons low-key [ˌləʊˈkiː] adj (= small-scale) → discret/ète
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lower

:
Lower Austria
lower case
n → Kleinbuchstaben pl, → Gemeine pl (spec) adj → klein, gemein (spec)
lower-case
adj pred
→ Klein-, in Kleinbuchstaben ; lower letter → Kleinbuchstabe m
adj → klein, gemein (spec)
Lower Chamber
n → Unterhaus nt, → zweite Kammer
lower-class
adj → der Unterschicht ; habit, vocabulary → der unteren or niederen Schichten ; lower people → Leute pl → der Unterschicht or unteren Schicht(en); lower family → Unterschichtfamilie f; a lower neighbourhood (Brit) or neighborhood (US) → eine sozial schwache Gegend
lower court
n (Jur) → untergeordnete Instanz
Lower Egypt
n → Unterägypten nt
lower-income
adj people → gering verdienend attr; household → mit niedrigem Einkommen ; the lower group → die Gruppe der Geringverdiener; in the lower bracket → in der Steuerklasse für Niedrigeinkommen

lower

:
Lower Saxony
n → Niedersachsen nt
lower sixth (form)
n (Brit Sch) vorletztes Schuljahr
lower world
n → Unterwelt f, → Hölle f

lower

1
adj
(in height) → niedriger ; part, half, limb, storey, latitude → untere(r, s); note → tiefer ; (Geog) → Nieder- ; the Lower Rhine → der Niederrhein ; lower leg/arm → Unterschenkel m → /-arm m; lower abdomen → Unterleib m; the lower back → das Kreuz ; lower jaw/lip → Unterkiefer m → /-lippe f; the lower reaches of the river → der Unterlauf des Flusses ; the lower parts of the hill → die tiefer gelegenen Teile des Berges ; the lower of the two holes → das untere der beiden Löcher ; hemlines are lower this year → die Röcke sind dieses Jahr länger ; the lower deck (of bus) → das untere Deck ; (of ship) → das Unterdeck
(in hierarchy) rank, level → niedere(r, s); (Zool) animals → niedere(r, s); the lower classes (Sociol) → die unteren Schichten ; a lower middle-class family → eine Familie aus der unteren Mittelschicht ; the lower school → die unteren Klassen, die Unter- und Mittelstufe ? lower sixth (form)
adv → tiefer, leiser ; lower down the mountain → weiter unten am Berg ; lower down the list → weiter unten auf der Liste
vt
(= let down) boat, injured man, load → herunterlassen ; eyes, gun → senken ; mast → umlegen ; sail, flag → einholen ; bicycle saddle → niedriger machen ; to lower oneself → sich herunterlassen; he lowered himself into an armchair → er ließ sich in einen Sessel nieder ; "lower the lifeboats!" → „Rettungsboote aussetzen!"; "lower away!" → „holt ein!"
(= reduce) pressure, risk → verringern ; price, interest rates, cost, tone, temperature → senken ; morale, resistance → schwächen ; standard → herabsetzen ; lower your voice → sprich leiser ; that is no excuse for lowering the standards of service → das ist keine Entschuldigung dafür, den Service zu verschlechtern ; to lower oneself → sich hinunterlassen; (socially) → sich unter sein Niveau begeben ; to lower oneself to do something → sich herablassen, etw zu tun
vi → sinken, fallen
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lower

1 [ˈləʊəʳ]
1. adj (low (comp of))
2. adv (low (comp of))
3. vt (gen) → calare ; (flag, sail) → ammainare ; (reduce, price) → abbassare, ridurre ; (resistance) → indebolire
to lower sb's morale → demoralizzare qn
to lower one's guard (Boxing) (also) (fig) → abbassare la guardia
to lower one's voice → abbassare la voce
to lower o.s. to do sth (fig) → abbassarsi a fare qc

lower

2 [ˈlauəʳ] vi (person) to lower (at sb) → dare un'occhiataccia (a qn); (sky) → oscurarsi, essere minaccioso/a
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lower1,

lour

(ˈlauə) verb
(of the sky etc) to become dark or threatening. dreig يُظْلِم، يَتَجَهَّم، يَعْبِس притъмнявам escurecer mračit se sich verfinstern blive mørk; se skummel ud σκοτεινιάζω, γίνομαι απειλητικός escurecerse, encapotarse süngeks muutuma تیره و تار شدن آسمان synkistyä assombrir לְהִתקַדֵר निचला, निम्नतर zacrniti se lehalkít menjadi gelap vera þungbúinn oscurarsi 雲行きがあやしくなる (날씨가) 험악해지다 apsiniaukti, apniukti (par debesīm) apmākties menjadi gelap dreigend worden bli mørk, se skummel ut chmurzyć się توره تياره خپريدل escurecer a (se) întuneca темнеть, хмуриться mračiť sa potemneti zamračiti se mörkna, mulna มืดลง kararmak (天空)變昏暗,(天空)變得烏雲密佈 темніти, вкриватися хмарами آسمان کا سیاہ ہو جانا hạ thấp 变得昏暗
ˈlowering adjective
verlaging عابِس، مُتَجَهِّم навъсен escurecido zamračený finster mørk; skummel βλοσυρός, συνοφρυωμένος amenazador sünge هوای گرفته و ابری synkkä menaçant קודר mrk, namrgođen borús mengancam ógnvænlegur; drungalegur minaccioso 雲行きがあやしい 험악한 apniukęs, aptemęs apmācies menurunkan dreigend mørk, skummel; skulende chmurzący się, pociemniały وريز او تياره هوا escurecido întunecat пасмурный zamračený grozeč zamračenje mörk, mulen, hotfull ที่มืดลง kararma 昏暗的,烏雲密佈的 темний, похмурий نیچے کرنے والا thấp 昏暗的
lowerlow
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lower

→ أَدْنَى , يُنَزِّلُ nižší, snížit lavere, sænke niedriger , senken χαμηλότερος , χαμηλώνω bajar , inferior laskea, matalampi abaisser , plus bas donji, spustiti abbassare , inferiore より低い, 下げる 낮추다, 아래쪽의 laten zakken , onder- lavere , senke niższy , obniżyć abaixar , mais baixo нижний , спускать(ся) lägre, sänka ner ที่ต่ํากว่า, ลดต่ําลง daha aşağı , indirmek hạ thấp, thấp hơn 下级的 , 降低
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lower

a. comp. of low, inferior; bajo-a;
v. bajar, poner más bajo; [in quantity, price] reducir, disminuir;
___ esophageal sphincter → esfínter esofágico ___;
___ extremity → extremidad ___;
to ___ the arm → ___ el brazo;
jaw → mandíbula.
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lower

(comp de low) adj más bajo; (anat) inferior (form), bajo, de abajo; — than más bajo que; (a number) inferior a, por debajo de; lower than before..más bajo que antes…lower than 140..inferior a 140..por debajo de 140; the — part la parte baja or de abajo; vt bajar; You need to lower your cholesterol..Ud. necesita bajar el colesterol… Lower your arm..Baje el brazo.
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He followed modestly the last of the train which entered the hall, and, observing that the lower table scarce afforded room sufficient for the domestics of Cedric and the retinue of his guests, he withdrew to a settle placed beside and almost under one of the large chimneys, and seemed to employ himself in drying his garments, until the retreat of some one should make room at the board, or the hospitality of the steward should supply him with refreshments in the place he had chosen apart.
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But the doctor was much the more respectable-looking man of the two; his baldness was more intellectual and benevolent; there was a delicacy and propriety in the pulpiness of his fat white chin, a bland bagginess in his unwhiskered cheeks, a reverent roughness about his eyebrows and a fullness in his lower eyelids, which raised him far higher, physiognomically speaking, in the social scale, than my old prison acquaintance.
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Volcanoes, so plentiful in the first days of the world, are being extinguished by degrees; the internal heat is weakened, the temperature of the lower strata of the globe is lowered by a perceptible quantity every century to the detriment of our globe, for its heat is its life."
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5) On the morning of the 27th, three men, answering to the description of the three Indians, were observed in Lower Thames Street, were traced to the Tower Wharf, and were seen to leave London by the steamer bound for Rotterdam.
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Let the woman turn and look upon Issus, knowing that those of the lower orders who gaze upon the holy vision of her radiant face survive the blinding glory but a single year."
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In a hazy way I saw and heard men rushing and shouting as they strove to lower the boats.
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