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pep·per

(pĕp′ər)
n.
1.
a. A perennial climbing vine (Piper nigrum) native to India, widely cultivated for its long slender spikes of small fruit.
b. A pungent black or white spice produced from the dried fruit of this plant, used as a condiment.
2. Any of several other plants of the genus Piper, such as cubeb, betel, and kava.
3.
a. Any of several tropical American, cultivated varieties of capsicum, having podlike, many-seeded, fruit.
b. The podlike fruit of any of these plants, varying in size, shape, color, and degree of pungency, with the milder types including the bell pepper and pimiento, and the more pungent types including the habanero.
4. Any of various condiments made from the more pungent varieties of capsicum, such as cayenne pepper, tabasco pepper, and chili. Also called hot pepper.
5. Any of various other plants producing pungent fruits, such as the Szechuan pepper.
6. Baseball A warm-up exercise in which players standing a short distance from a batter field the ball and toss it to the batter, who hits each toss back to the fielders. Also called pepper game.
tr.v. pep·pered, pep·per·ing, pep·pers
1. To season or sprinkle with pepper.
2.
a. To sprinkle liberally; scatter: peppered the confetti over the street.
b. To strew something over: "Large splinters and chunks of timber peppered the ground" (John Guy).
3. To strike with small missiles or gunfire. See Synonyms at barrage 2.
4. To beset repeatedly, as with questions or requests.
5. To distribute certain features, such as witty remarks or quotations, throughout (a discourse).
[Middle English peper, from Old English pipor, from Latin piper, long pepper, black pepper, from Greek peperi, of Indic origin; akin to Prakrit pipparī, long pepper, from Sanskrit pippalī, from pippalam, berry, fruit of the pipal tree, of unknown origin.]
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pepper

(ˈpɛpə)
n
1. (Plants) a woody climbing plant, Piper nigrum, of the East Indies, having small black berry-like fruits: family Piperaceae
2. (Plants) the dried fruit of this plant, which is ground to produce a sharp hot condiment. See also black pepper, white pepper
3. (Plants) any of various other plants of the genus Piper. See cubeb, betel, kava
4. (Plants) Also called: capsicum any of various tropical plants of the solanaceous genus Capsicum, esp C. frutescens, the fruits of which are used as a vegetable and a condiment. See also bird pepper, sweet pepper, red pepper, cayenne pepper
5. (Plants) the fruit of any of these capsicums, which has a mild or pungent taste
6. (Cookery) the condiment made from the fruits of any of these plants
7. (Plants) any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as water pepper
vb (tr)
8. (Cookery) to season with pepper
9. to sprinkle liberally; dot: his prose was peppered with alliteration.
10. to pelt with small missiles
[Old English piper, from Latin, from Greek peperi; compare French poivre, Old Norse piparr]
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pep•per

(ˈpɛp ər)

n.
1.
a. the pungent dried berries of the tropical climbing shrub Piper nigrum, used whole, crushed, or ground as a condiment.
b. any plant of the genus Piper, of the pepper family, several of which yield similar pungent berries.
2.
a. any of several plants belonging to the genus Capsicum, of the nightshade family, esp. C. annuum and C. frutescens.
b. the usu. green or red fruit of any of these plants, ranging from mild to very pungent in flavor.
c. the pungent seeds of several varieties of C. annuum or C. frutescens, used ground or whole as a condiment.
v.t.
3. to season with or as if with pepper.
4. to sprinkle or cover, as if with pepper; dot.
5. to pelt with or as if with shot or missiles.
[before 1000; Middle English peper, piper, Old English pipor (> Old Norse pipari, piparr) < Latin piper < Greek péperi; compare Old Frisian piper, Dutch peper, Old High German pfeffar (German Pfeffer), all perhaps < a common West Germanic borrowing < Latin]
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pepper


Past participle: peppered
Gerund: peppering

Imperative
pepper
pepper
Present
I pepper
you pepper
he/she/it peppers
we pepper
you pepper
they pepper
Preterite
I peppered
you peppered
he/she/it peppered
we peppered
you peppered
they peppered
Present Continuous
I am peppering
you are peppering
he/she/it is peppering
we are peppering
you are peppering
they are peppering
Present Perfect
I have peppered
you have peppered
he/she/it has peppered
we have peppered
you have peppered
they have peppered
Past Continuous
I was peppering
you were peppering
he/she/it was peppering
we were peppering
you were peppering
they were peppering
Past Perfect
I had peppered
you had peppered
he/she/it had peppered
we had peppered
you had peppered
they had peppered
Future
I will pepper
you will pepper
he/she/it will pepper
we will pepper
you will pepper
they will pepper
Future Perfect
I will have peppered
you will have peppered
he/she/it will have peppered
we will have peppered
you will have peppered
they will have peppered
Future Continuous
I will be peppering
you will be peppering
he/she/it will be peppering
we will be peppering
you will be peppering
they will be peppering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been peppering
you have been peppering
he/she/it has been peppering
we have been peppering
you have been peppering
they have been peppering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been peppering
you will have been peppering
he/she/it will have been peppering
we will have been peppering
you will have been peppering
they will have been peppering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been peppering
you had been peppering
he/she/it had been peppering
we had been peppering
you had been peppering
they had been peppering
Conditional
I would pepper
you would pepper
he/she/it would pepper
we would pepper
you would pepper
they would pepper
Past Conditional
I would have peppered
you would have peppered
he/she/it would have peppered
we would have peppered
you would have peppered
they would have peppered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe]pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
peppercorn, pepper - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
genus Piper, Piper - type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
pepper vine, true pepper - any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
piperin, piperine - derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
2. [画像:pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers]pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
pepper - sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
genus Capsicum, Capsicum - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
Capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper - plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental
Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
bell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
Capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper - plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
bird pepper, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum frutescens baccatum - plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers
Capsicum frutescens, hot pepper, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant - plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
capsaicin - colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno
3. pepper - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
black pepper - pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
white pepper - pepper ground from husked peppercorns
black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
4. pepper - sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
sweet pepper - large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits
capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Verb 1. pepper - add pepper to; "pepper the soup"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
spice up, zest, spice - add herbs or spices to
2. pepper - attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
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pepper

noun
1. seasoning, flavour, spice Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
verb
1. pelt, hit, shower, scatter, blitz, riddle, rake, bombard, assail, strafe, rain down on He was peppered with shrapnel.
2. sprinkle, spot, scatter, dot, stud, fleck, intersperse, speck, spatter, freckle, stipple, bespatter The road was peppered with glass.
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pepper

verb
1. To mark with many small spots:
2. To direct a barrage at:
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Translations
فُلْفُل فُلْفُلٌ نَبات الفُلْفُليَضَع الفُلْفُليُمْطِرُ بِوابِلٍ من
pepřpaprikapepřitpepřovníkzasypat
peberpeberfrugtpeberplantepebredænge til med
pipro
فلفل
pippuripippuroidasuolatahöystääpaprika
papar
borsmegborsozpaprikarálődöz
ladamerica
láta rigna yfirpiparpipar, paprikapiparrunnipiparrunni, papríkujurt
コショウピーマン
피망후추
apibertiberti pipirųmėtinis saldainispipiraipipiras
apbērtpaprikapiparipiparot, piebērt piparuspipars
čierne koreniekoreniťpieporzasypať
poperpaprika
pepparpepprapaprika
พริกไทยป่นพืชจําพวกพริก
biber biber koymakdelik deşik etmekkarabiber toz biber
hạt tiêutiêu

pepper

[ˈpepəʳ]
A. N
1. (= spice) → pimienta f
black/white pepper → pimienta f negra/blanca
see also cayenne
2. (= vegetable) → pimiento m, pimentón m (S. Cone)
green pepper → pimiento m verde, pimentón m verde (LAm)
red pepper (= capsicum) → pimiento m rojo, pimiento m morrón, pimentón m rojo (LAm)
see also chili
B. VT
2. (fig)
2.1. (= bombard) → acribillar
the walls were peppered with bullet holes → las paredes habían sido acribilladas a balazos
to pepper sth/sb with bullets → acribillar algo/a algn a balazos
to pepper sb with questions → acribillar a algn a preguntas
2.2. (= sprinkle) → salpicar
his English is heavily peppered with Americanisms → su inglés está salpicado de americanismos
to pepper a work with quotations → salpicar una obra de citas
his hair is peppered with grey → tiene el pelo salpicado de canas
C. CPD pepper mill N → molinillo m de pimienta
pepper plant N → pimentero m
pepper pot, pepper shaker (US) N → pimentero m
pepper steak N → filete m a la pimienta
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pepper

[ˈpɛpər]
n
(= spice) → poivre m
Pass the pepper, please → Passez-moi le poivre, s'il vous plaît.
(= vegetable) → poivron m
a green pepper → un poivron vert
vt
(= season) → poivrer
peppered mackerel fillet → filet de maquereau au poivre
to pepper sth with [+ jokes, quotations, phrases] → truffer qch de
to be peppered with (jokes, quotations, phrases) → être truffé(e) de
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pepper

n → Pfeffer m; (= green, red pepper) → Paprika m; (= plant) → Pfefferstrauch m; two peppers → zwei Paprikaschoten
vt
(lit) → pfeffern
(fig) to pepper something with quotations → etw mit Zitaten spicken ; to pepper somebody with shot → jdn mit Kugeln durchlöchern

pepper

:
pepper-and-salt
adj → Pfeffer-und-Salz-; hair → meliert ; pepper pattern → Pfeffer-und-Salz-Muster nt
pepperbox
n (US) → Pfefferstreuer m
peppercorn
n → Pfefferkorn nt
peppercorn rent
n (= nominal rent) → nominelle or symbolische Miete

pepper

:
pepper mill
peppermint
n → Pfefferminz nt; (Bot) → Pfefferminze f
pepper pot
pepper spray
n → Pfefferspray nt
pepper steak
n → Pfeffersteak m
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pepper

[ˈpɛpəʳ]
1. n
a. (spice) → pepe m
white/black pepper → pepe bianco/nero
b. (vegetable) → peperone m
2. vt → pepare
to pepper an essay with quotations (fig) → infarcire un saggio di citazioni
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pepper

(ˈpepə) noun
1. the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food. white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it. peper فُلْفُل чер пипер pimenta pepř der Pfeffer peber πιπέρι pimienta pipar فلفل pippuri poivre פּלפֵּל שָׁחוֹר गोल मिर्च, काली मिर्च papar bors lada pipar pepe こしょう 후추 pipirai pipari lada peper pepper pieprz مرچ pimenta piper перец čierne korenie poper biber peppar พริกไทย toz biber 胡椒粉 перець کالي مرچ hạt tiêu 胡椒粉
2. the plant bearing these berries. a pepper plant. peper نَبات الفُلْفُل пипер pimenteiro pepřovník der Pfefferstrauch peberplante πιπεριά pimentero pipar گیاه فلفل pippuri poivrier פלפל मिर्च paprika bors tanaman lada piparrunni pepe こしょう 후추나무속(属)의 식물 pipiras pipars pokok lada peperplant pepperplante pieprz د مرچ ګیاه pimenteiro piper (negru) перец piepor poprovec biber peppar[buske] ต้นพริกไทย biber 胡椒 перець کالي مرچ کا پودا cây hạt tiêu 胡椒
3. any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food. red peppers stuffed with rice. peper أي نَوع من أنواع الفُلْفُل чушка pimentão paprika der Paprika peberfrugt πιπεριά pimiento paprika میوۀ گیاه فلفل paprika piment, poivron פלפל मिर्च paprika povrće, punjena paprika (piros)paprika cabai pipar, paprika peperone ピーマンの類 고추 paprika paprika cili peper paprika, pepperfrukt papryka د مرچ دګیاه میوه pimento ardei gras перец paprika paprika paprika paprika พริก biber 辣椒 перець مرچا quả ớt 辣椒
4. any of the plants which bear these. peper أي نَوع من أنواع نَبات الفُلْفُل чушка pimenteiro paprika der Paprikastrauch peberplante πιπεριά pimiento pipar, paprika گیاه فلفل paprika poivron, piment פלפל मिर्च वाले पौध्‍ो paprika paprika tanaman cabai piparrunni, papríkujurt peperone ピーマンの類の植物 고추 속(属)의 식물 paprika paprika pokok cili paprikaplant paprikaplante papryka د مرچ ګیاه pimenteiro ardei gras паприка paprika paprika paprika paprika[planta] ต้นพริก biber 辣椒植物 перець مرچے کا پودا cây ớt 辣椒植物
verb
1. to put pepper in or on (some food). You don't have to pepper the soup. peper يَضَع الفُلْفُل посипвам с пипер apimentar pepřit pfeffern pebre βάζω πιπέρι σε aderezar con pimienta pipardama فلفل زدن maustaa pippurilla poivrer לְתַבֵּל בְּפִּלפֵּל मिर्च डालना začiniti megborsoz memberi lada pipra pepare こしょうをかける 후추로 양념하다 berti pipirų, pipiruoti piparot, piebērt piparus membubuh lada peper doen in pepre, krydre med pepper (po)pieprzyć مرچ خورل apimentar a pipera перчить (o)koreniť poprati zabiberiti peppra โรยพริกไทย biber koymak 加胡椒粉 перчити مرچا ڈالنا rắc tiêu; cho ớt vào 加胡椒粉
2. (with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone). He peppered them with bullets. peper يُمْطِرُ بِوابِلٍ من посипвам crivar zasypat bombardieren dænge til med γαζώνω, σφυροκοπώ acribillar üle külvama زدن؛ سوراخ سوراخ کردن kylvää mitrailler "לְרַסֵס" बौछार करना obasuti sačmom rálődöz memberondong láta rigna yfir colpire 浴びせかける 퍼붓다 apiberti apbērt menghujani bestoken bombardere, la hagle nedover zasypać gradem pocisków وهل،غار غار کول crivar a trage cu mitraliera; a arunca cu забрасывать zasypať (čím) zasuti zasuti peppra [med] ระดมยิง delik deşik etmek 投擲 закидати ڈالنا، بوچھاڑ کرنا bắn/ném tới tấp 投掷
ˈpeppery adjective
1. (of food) containing a lot of pepper. The soup is too peppery. peperagtig مُفَلْفَل лют apimentado (o)pepřený scharf pebret πιπεράτος picante por la pimienta piprane تند؛ پرفلفل pippurinen poivré חריף तीता, तीखा začinjeno borsos (ízű) pedas mikið pipraður pepato こしょうのきいた 후추를 많이 뿌린 pipiruotas piparots pedas gepeperd skarp, pepret pieprzny په مرچو لړلى، دمرچو په شان: تندخوى apimentado piperat наперченный (o)korenený popran papren pepparstark เผ็ดร้อน biberli 辣的 перчений; гострий تيکھا cay 辣的
2. easily made angry. a peppery old man. liggeraak سَريع الغَضَب сприхав irritável prchlivý hitzig hidsig ευέξαπτος irritable, enojadizo, de malas pulgas, colérico keevaline تند خو helposti suuttuva colérique רַגזָנִי चिड़चिड़ा operušati kritikom ingerlékeny pemarah uppstökkur collerico 短気な 성마른 karštas, ūmus ātras dabas- baran opvliegend hissig porywczy تندخوى irritável coleric вспыльчивый prchký razdražljiv razdraživ hetsig, ettrig, argsint ซึ่งโมโหง่าย geçimsiz, çabuk kızan 易怒的 запальний چڑچڑا nóng tính 易怒的
ˈpeppercorn noun
the berry of the pepper plant. peperkorrel حُبوب الفُلْفُل зърно пипер grão de pimenta zrnko pepře das Pfefferkorn peberkorn κόκκος πιπεριού grano de pimienta pipar دانه فلفل pippuri grain de poivre גַרגִיר פִּלפֵּל मिर्च का दाना zrno papra borsszem buah lada piparkorn granello di pepe こしょうの実 후추 열매 pipiro grūdelis pipara graudiņš lada biji peperkorrel pepperkorn ziarnko pieprzu دتورو مرچو دانې grão de pimenta boabă de piper зернышко перца, перчинка zrnko čierneho korenia poprovo zrno zrno bibera pepparkorn เมล็ดพริกไทย tane kara biber 胡椒 зернина перцю, перчинка مرچ hột tiêu 胡椒子
ˈpepper-mill noun
a small container in which peppercorns are ground into a powder. pepermeul مَطْحَنَة الفُلْفُل мелачка moinho de pimenta mlýnek na pepř die Pfeffermühle peberkværn μύλος πιπεριού molinillo de pimienta pipraveski فلفل ساب pippurimylly moulin à poivre מַטחֶנַת פִּלפֵּל बर्तन जिसमें मिर्च के बीज पीसे जाते हैं mlin borsdaráló gilingan lada piparkvörn macinino per pepe こしょうひき 후추 빻는 기구 pipirmalė piparu dzirnaviņas pengisar lada pepermolen pepperkvern młynek do pieprzu د مرچو ميچن moinho de pimenta râşni­ţă de piper мельница mlynček na korenie mlinček za poper mlin za biber pepparkvarn เครื่องบดเม็ดพริกไทย biber değirmeni 胡椒碾磨器 перцемолка مرچوں کو پيسنے کا ڈبہ cối xay hạt tiêu 磨胡椒子的小罐
ˈpeppermint noun
1. a flavouring taken from a type of plant and used in sweets etc. peperment نَعْنَع فُلْفُلي мента hortelã mentol die Pfefferminze pebermynte είδος δυόσμου menta, hierbabuena piparmünt نعناع piparminttu menthe נענע पुदीने का सत्व metvica borsosmenta pepermin piparmynta menta piperita はっか 박하 pipirmėtė piparmētra pudina pepermunt peppermynte mięta شمشوبى ،سارايي ويلني ( بيلني hortelã-pimenta mentă мята перечная mentol poprova meta nana pepparmint รสสะระแหน่ nane 薄荷 м'ята پپرمنٹ، ايک قسم کا پودينہ dầu bạc hà 薄荷
2. (sometimes abbreviated to mint) a sweet flavoured with peppermint. The little boy had a bag of peppermints. peperment حَلْوى النَّعْنَع ментово бонбонче bala de hortelã mentolka die Pfefferminze pebermyntebolche μέντα pastilla/caramelo de menta piparmündikomm آب نبات نعنایی piparminttukaramelli bonbon à la menthe מֶנטָה पुदीने का सत्व pepermint, mentol bombon mentacukorka permen piparmyntubrjóstsykur mentina, caramella di menta はっかあめ 박하사탕 mėtinis saldainis piparmētru konfekte pepermin pepermuntje peppermyntesukkertøy, pastill cukierek miętowy شمشوبى rebuçado de hortelã bomboană de mentă мятная конфета mentolový cukrík mentol bonbon bombona od peperminta mintkaramell ลูกกวาดรสเปปเปอร์มินท์ nane şekeri 薄荷油 м'ятний льодяник پپرمنٹ کے ذائقہ کي مٹھائي kẹo bạc hà 薄荷油
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pepper

→ فُلْفُل , فُلْفُلٌ paprika, pepř peber Paprika , Pfeffer πιπέρι , πιπεριά pimienta , pimiento paprika, pippuri poivre , poivron papar pepe , peperone コショウ, ピーマン 피망, 후추 paprika , peper paprika , pepper papryka , pieprz pimenta , pimentão , pimento перец paprika, peppar พริกไทยป่น, พืชจําพวกพริก biber hạt tiêu, tiêu 胡椒粉 , 辣椒
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pepper

n pimienta
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Pepper, "which is surprising, seeing how text-books change."
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He tasted his soup and began to season it with pepper, salt, vinegar, mustard--everything within reach.
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What with rum and pepper - and pepper and rum - I should think his pegging must be nearly over."
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On hearing himself called Polendina, Mastro Geppetto turned the color of a red pepper and, facing the carpenter, said to him angrily:
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