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abet
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v 1: assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
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anisette
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n 1: liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made
from aniseed [syn: anisette, anisette de Bordeaux]
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baguette
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n 1: narrow French stick loaf [syn: baguet, baguette]
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barbette
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n 1: (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy
gun can be fired over the parapet
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baronet
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n 1: a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron
but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be
addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart." [syn: baronet,
Bart]
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barrette
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n 1: a pin for holding women's hair in place
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beget
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v 1: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get,
engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
forth]
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beset
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v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]
2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by
leopards" [syn: beset, set upon]
3: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust,
incrust, beset]
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bet
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n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes,
bet, wager]
2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: bet,
wager]
v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be
there!" [syn: bet, wager]
2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new
horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn:
bet, wager, play]
3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you
any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet
on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn:
count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
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brevet
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n 1: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a
higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
v 1: promote somebody by brevet, in the military
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brunet
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adj 1: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or
skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: brunet,
brunette] [ant: blond, blonde, light-haired]
n 1: a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: brunet, brunette]
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brunette
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adj 1: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or
skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: brunet,
brunette] [ant: blond, blonde, light-haired]
n 1: a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: brunet, brunette]
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cadet
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n 1: a military trainee (as at a military academy) [syn:
cadet, plebe]
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cassette
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n 1: a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording
or playing sound or video
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cigarette
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n 1: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn:
cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag]
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clarinet
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n 1: a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
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cornet
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n 1: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a
narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of
valves [syn: cornet, horn, trumpet, trump]
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corvette
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n 1: a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a
destroyer
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couchette
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n 1: a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to
6 berths for sleeping
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debt
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n 1: the state of owing something (especially money); "he is
badly in debt"
2: money or goods or services owed by one person to another
3: an obligation to pay or do something
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octet
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n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn:
eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur,
octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet]
2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn:
octet, octette]
3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn:
octet, octette]
4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette,
eightsome]
5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn:
octet, octette]
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pipette
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n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube
used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by
drawing the liquid up into the tube [syn: pipet,
pipette]
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preset
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adj 1: set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a
predetermined time" [syn: preset, predetermined]
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quartet
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n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn:
four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion,
quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet,
foursome, Little Joe]
2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn:
quartet, quartette]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn:
quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple]
4: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop
quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn:
quartet, quartette, foursome]
5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: quartet,
quartette]
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quintet
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n 1: a musical composition for five performers [syn: quintet,
quintette]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome,
quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe]
3: five performers or singers who perform together [syn:
quintet, quintette]
4: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn:
quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple]
5: five people considered as a unit [syn: quintet,
quintette, fivesome]
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regret
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n 1: sadness associated with some wrong done or some
disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote
a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost
him the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue,
ruefulness]
v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn:
repent, regret, rue]
2: feel sad about the loss or absence of
3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the
party"
4: express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain
admission to Harvard"
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reset
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n 1: device for resetting instruments or controls
v 1: set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock"
2: set to zero; "reset instruments and dials"
3: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: readjust,
reset]
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rosette
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n 1: an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a
badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
2: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: little potato,
rosette, russet scab, stem canker]
3: a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common
center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
4: circular window filled with tracery [syn: rose window,
rosette]
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roulette
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n 1: a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a
second figure [syn: roulette, line roulette]
2: a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations [syn:
roulette, toothed wheel]
3: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of
a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
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sextet
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n 1: a musical composition written for six performers [syn:
sextet, sextette, sestet]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn:
six, 6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a
dozen, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad]
3: six performers or singers who perform together [syn:
sextet, sextette, sestet]
4: a set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn:
sextet, sextette, sestet]
5: six people considered as a unit [syn: sextet, sextette,
sixsome]
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silhouette
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n 1: an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
2: a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some
uniform color
v 1: project on a background, such as a screen, like a
silhouette
2: represent by a silhouette
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sobriquet
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n 1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of
a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his
nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname
was Slim" [syn: nickname, moniker, cognomen,
sobriquet, soubriquet, byname]
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statuette
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n 1: a small carved or molded figure [syn: figurine,
statuette]
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stet
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v 1: printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
2: printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or
correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
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suffragette
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n 1: a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a
militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of
the 20th century)
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sweat
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n 1: salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his
brow" [syn: perspiration, sweat, sudor]
2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew";
"he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat,
lather, swither]
3: condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses
were streaked with sweat"
4: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for
effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn:
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat]
v 1: excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin;
"Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: sweat, sudate,
perspire]
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threat
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n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a
constant threat in Japan" [syn: menace, threat]
2: a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were
under threat of arrest"
3: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict
harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
4: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of
the neighborhood" [syn: terror, scourge, threat]
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upset
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adj 1: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble
or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many
disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving
home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents";
"a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the
sleeping children" [syn: disquieted, distressed,
disturbed, upset, worried]
2: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing
in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk";
"the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn:
broken, confused, disordered, upset]
3: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the
Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers"
4: mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"
5: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the
bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk";
"sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: overturned, upset,
upturned]
n 1: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much
anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she
caused me" [syn: disturbance, perturbation, upset]
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness
could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared
for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
[syn: upset, derangement, overthrow]
3: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of
normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for
the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to
time" [syn: disorder, upset]
4: a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a
rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging [syn: upset,
swage]
5: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the
upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset, overturn,
turnover]
6: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset
since David beat Goliath" [syn: overturn, upset]
v 1: disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks
upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose,
untune, disconcert, discomfit]
3: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
[syn: disturb, upset, trouble]
4: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The
cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer
turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn:
overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over,
bowl over, tump over]
5: form metals with a swage [syn: swage, upset]
6: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the
local team"
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vignette
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n 1: a brief literary description [syn: sketch, vignette]
2: a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
3: a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the
beginning of chapters in books)
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burnett
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n 1: United States writer (born in England) remembered for her
novels for children (1849-1924) [syn: Burnett, Frances
Hodgson Burnett, Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett]
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colette
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n 1: French writer of novels about women (1873-1954) [syn:
Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle
Claudine Colette]
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calumet
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n 1: a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked
on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
[syn: calumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace]
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tagamet
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n 1: a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by
decreasing the secretion of stomach acid [syn:
cimetidine, Tagamet]
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tibet
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n 1: an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China;
located in the Himalayas [syn: Tibet, Thibet, Xizang,
Sitsang]
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unset
0
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bret
0
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brett
0
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chet
0
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anstett
0
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arlette
0
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arnett
0
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arnette
0
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arquette
0
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audet
0
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audette
0
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barnett
0
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baskette
0
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bassette
0
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beaudet
0
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beaudette
0
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bennette
0
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bequette
0
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berlet
0
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bernet
0
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bessette
0
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binette
0
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bissette
0
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blanchette
0
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bonnette
0
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boulet
0
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boulette
0
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bourget
0
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bourret
0
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bousquet
0
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bramlette
0
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bresette
0
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bressette
0
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brissette
0
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brossette
0
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brouillet
0
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brouillette
0
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brusett
0
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brusette
0
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bruyette
0
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burchette
0
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burdette
0
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cartrette
0
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chalmette
0
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charette
0
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charrette
0
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chelette
0
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chenette
0
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chevette
0
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chevrette
0
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choquette
0
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clarette
0
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claudet
0
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claudette
0
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clavette
0
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collette
0