Today's word has 9 letters in it:
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noun


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the definitions are as follows:

noun

1. - ----- ------- - ------ -------------, --- ----- --- ---- --------, ---, -------, ---/-- ---------.

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

3. - ----- -- -------------- --------- ---------- --- ---- ------ --- ----------- ---- ---- -----.

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

5. --- --------- -- ------ ------- --------- --- --------- -- ------.

6. ------ --------- -- ----------; -------------.

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

8. ----------; ---------.