Today's word has 9 letters in it:
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noun


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the definitions are as follows:

noun

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2. --- ----- -- ----- -------; ---- ----------; ---- ---------- -- -----; ------- ---- -----; ---------.

3. -------- -- ----; ----------, ----------; -----------; -------; ----------; -------------.

4. ------ -- --------; ---------; --------

5. ---------; --------.

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7. --- ------- -- ----- ----- -------- -- --- ---------- -- --------; - ----------; - ----.

8. ---------- --------- -- ---'- ---------.