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aquamarine
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n 1: a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue,
aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock
blue]
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baleen
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n 1: a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales;
used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn:
whalebone, baleen]
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bean
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n 1: any of various edible seeds of plants of the family
Leguminosae used for food [syn: bean, edible bean]
2: any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble
beans
3: any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds
and pods [syn: bean, bean plant]
4: informal terms for a human head [syn: attic, bean,
bonce, noodle, noggin, dome]
v 1: hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball
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benzene
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n 1: a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable;
carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds [syn:
benzene, benzine, benzol]
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between
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adv 1: in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest
between" [syn: between, betwixt]
2: in between; "two houses with a tree between" [syn: between,
'tween]
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caffeine
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n 1: a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is
responsible for their stimulating effects [syn: caffeine,
caffein]
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canteen
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n 1: a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
2: sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution
or school or camp etc.
3: a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen [syn:
canteen, mobile canteen]
4: a recreation room in an institution
5: restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat
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careen
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n 1: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen,
sway, tilt]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel,
keel, lurch, swag, careen]
2: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out
of control" [syn: careen, wobble, shift, tilt]
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casein
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n 1: a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives
2: a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk
[syn: casein paint, casein]
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clean
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adv 1: completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the
appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out" [syn:
clean, plumb, plum]
2: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or
cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: fairly, fair,
clean] [ant: below the belt, unfairly]
adj 1: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits;
"children with clean shining faces"; "clean white
shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house";
"cats are clean animals" [ant: dirty, soiled,
unclean]
2: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of
health"; "a clear winner" [syn: clean, clear]
3: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings";
"clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a
light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: clean,
clear, light, unclouded]
4: free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" [syn:
clean, fresh]
5: (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a
clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license"
6: ritually clean or pure [ant: impure, unclean]
7: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially
radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more
efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
[syn: clean, uncontaminating] [ant: contaminating,
dirty]
8: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable
elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean
joke" [syn: clean, unobjectionable] [ant: dirty]
9: free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected)
wound" [syn: uninfected, clean]
10: morally pure; "led a clean life" [syn: clean, clean-
living]
11: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections;
"fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: clean, fair]
12: (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages";
"fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white
margins" [syn: blank, clean, white]
13: exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a
clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement";
"sportsmanlike conduct" [syn: clean, sporting, sporty,
sportsmanlike]
14: without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
15: thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a
clean sweep"; "a clean break"
16: not carrying concealed weapons
17: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he
landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean
throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" [syn:
clean, neat]
18: free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has
been clean for 4 years"
n 1: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder
height and then jerked overhead [syn: clean and jerk,
clean]
v 1: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances
from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
[syn: clean, make clean] [ant: begrime, bemire,
colly, dirty, grime, soil]
2: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;
"Clean the turkey" [syn: clean, pick]
3: clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
[syn: houseclean, clean house, clean]
4: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up
before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails
before dinner" [syn: cleanse, clean]
5: be cleanable; "This stove cleans easily"
6: deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.;
"The other players cleaned him completely"
7: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely;
"The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were
cleaned of apples by the storm" [syn: clean, strip]
8: remove while making clean; "Clean the spots off the rug"
9: remove unwanted substances from [syn: scavenge, clean]
10: remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it"
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convene
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v 1: meet formally; "The council convened last week"
2: call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"
[syn: convoke, convene]
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cuisine
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n 1: the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so
prepared [syn: cuisine, culinary art]
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dean
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n 1: an administrator in charge of a division of a university or
college
2: United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made
him a cult figure (1931-1955) [syn: Dean, James Dean,
James Byron Dean]
3: a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of
foreign correspondents" [syn: dean, doyen]
4: (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals
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serene
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adj 1: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a
calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he
remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene
expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil";
"tranquil life in the country" [syn: calm,
unagitated, serene, tranquil]
2: completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue
sea"
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seventeen
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adj 1: being one more than sixteen [syn: seventeen, 17,
xvii]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
[syn: seventeen, 17, XVII]
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sheen
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n 1: the visual property of something that shines with reflected
light [syn: shininess, sheen, luster, lustre]
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sixteen
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adj 1: being one more than fifteen [syn: sixteen, 16, xvi]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
[syn: sixteen, 16, XVI]
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spleen
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n 1: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body
between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells
involved in immune responses [syn: spleen, lien]
2: a feeling of resentful anger [syn: irascibility, short
temper, spleen, quick temper]
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submarine
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adj 1: beneath the surface of the sea [syn: submarine,
undersea]
n 1: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn:
submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat]
2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise
and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and
lettuce and condiments); different names are used in
different sections of the United States [syn: bomber,
grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban
sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub,
submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep]
v 1: move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was
injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the
car"
2: throw with an underhand motion
3: bring down with a blow to the legs
4: control a submarine
5: attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"
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sunscreen
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n 1: a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA)
to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
[syn: sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker]
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tangerine
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adj 1: of a strong reddish orange color
n 1: a variety of mandarin orange [syn: tangerine, tangerine
tree]
2: any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United
States and southern Africa
3: a reddish to vivid orange color
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teen
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adj 1: being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the
teen years" [syn: adolescent, teen, teenage,
teenaged]
n 1: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn:
adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen]
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thirteen
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adj 1: being one more than twelve [syn: thirteen, 13,
xiii]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn:
thirteen, 13, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozen]
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trampoline
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n 1: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet
attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
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umpteen
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adj 1: innumerable but many [syn: umpteen, umteen]
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unclean
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adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty
unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty
slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on
the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a
dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her
sisters preened themselves" [syn: dirty, soiled,
unclean] [ant: clean]
2: having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure
according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and
the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 [syn:
unclean, impure] [ant: clean]
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unforeseen
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adj 1: not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines
of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances";
"a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy";
"like a bolt out of the blue" [syn: unanticipated,
unforeseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue(p)]
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unseen
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adj 1: not observed [syn: unobserved, unseen]
n 1: a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine
spirit [syn: spiritual world, spiritual domain,
unseen]
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vaccine
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n 1: immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead
pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the
production of antibodies [syn: vaccine, vaccinum]
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wean
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v 1: gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's
milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and
started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and
fed by its owner with a bottle" [syn: wean, ablactate]
2: detach the affections of
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wolverine
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n 1: a native or resident of Michigan [syn: Michigander,
Wolverine]
2: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: glutton, Gulo
gulo, wolverine]
3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus]
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steen
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n 1: Dutch genre painter (1626-1679) [syn: Steen, Jan Steen]
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citrine
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n 1: semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
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colleen
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n 1: an Irish girl
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slovene
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n 1: a native of Slovenia
2: the Slavic language of Slovenes
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tambourine
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n 1: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic
disks in the sides
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burdine
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beaubien
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chretien
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clymene
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beane
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beene
0
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bein
0
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beine
0
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biehn
0
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bien
0
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blouin
0
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brean
0
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breen
0
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cheane
0
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cian
0
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crean
0
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deane
0
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gien
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skene
0
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treen
0
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agin
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aileen
0
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aldin
0
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aleen
0
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alene
0
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ameen
0
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amin
0
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ammeen
0
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andreen
0
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ardeen
0
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arleen
0
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brackeen
0
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bradeen
0
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burkeen
0
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cantin
0
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carleen
0
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cashion
0
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casteen
0
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cathleen
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celine
0
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charleen
0
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charlene
0
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charline
0
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chasteen
0
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christine
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claudine
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coffeen
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coleen
0
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corinne
0
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cortine
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crimean
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cunneen
0
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glasheen
0
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godine
0
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goheen
0
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grosjean
0
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guertin
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helene
0
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hunchine
0
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ireene
0
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irene
0
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janine
0
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jeanine
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joaquin
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