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altimeter
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n 1: an instrument that measures the height above ground; used
in navigation
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amanita
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n 1: genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores
and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: Amanita,
genus Amanita]
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ammeter
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n 1: a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in
amperes
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anteater
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n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body
covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on
ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater,
anteater]
2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family
Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and
termites [syn: anteater, New World anteater]
3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that
feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order
Tubulidentata [syn: aardvark, ant bear, anteater,
Orycteropus afer]
4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws
for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: numbat,
banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus]
5: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
New Guinea [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater]
6: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
Australia [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater]
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beater
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n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
2: an implement for beating
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beefeater
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n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British
monarch [syn: yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater]
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beta
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adj 1: second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered
a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party
to victory"
2: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware
product; "a beta version"; "beta software"
n 1: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
2: beets [syn: Beta, genus Beta]
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centilitre
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n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
[syn: centiliter, centilitre, cl]
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centimetre
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
[syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm]
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cheater
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n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
[syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster,
beguiler, slicker]
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cheetah
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n 1: long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia
having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be
trained to run down game [syn: cheetah, chetah,
Acinonyx jubatus]
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counterfeiter
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n 1: someone who makes copies illegally [syn: forger,
counterfeiter]
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decametre
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn:
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam,
dkm]
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decilitre
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n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn:
deciliter, decilitre, dl]
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decimetre
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn:
decimeter, decimetre, dm]
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dieter
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n 1: a person who diets
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eater
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n 1: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater,
feeder]
2: any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good
eaters"
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excreta
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n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces)
discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion,
excreta, excrement, excretory product]
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fetor
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n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn:
malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor,
foetor, mephitis]
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greeter
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n 1: a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling
greeters" [syn: greeter, saluter, welcomer]
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heater
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n 1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn:
heater, warmer]
2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung
late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
[syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet]
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hectolitre
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n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
[syn: hectoliter, hectolitre, hl]
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hectometre
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn:
hectometer, hectometre, hm]
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kilolitre
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n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
[syn: kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter, cubic
metre]
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kilometre
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371
miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick]
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litre
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n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume
of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions;
now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75
pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter,
cubic decimetre]
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margarita
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n 1: a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and
lemon juice
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meter
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n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn:
meter, metre, m]
2: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
3: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn:
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence]
4: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
[syn: meter, metre, time]
v 1: measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water"
2: stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
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metre
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n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn:
meter, metre, m]
2: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn:
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence]
3: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
[syn: meter, metre, time]
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millilitre
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n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
[syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic
centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
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millimetre
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
[syn: millimeter, millimetre, mm]
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nanometre
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
[syn: nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron,
micromillimeter, micromillimetre]
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ohmmeter
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n 1: a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms
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peter
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n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by
Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
[syn: Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter,
Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle]
2: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick,
shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
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pita
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n 1: usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for
filling [syn: pita, pocket bread]
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praetor
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n 1: an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman
Republic [syn: praetor, pretor]
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repeater
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n 1: a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of
repeaters who had seen the movie many times"
2: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior
(especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn:
recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal]
3: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
[syn: repeating firearm, repeater]
4: (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal
before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in
computer networks to extend cabling distances"
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saltpetre
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n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn:
potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter,
nitre]
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secretor
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n 1: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by
the body and release it through ducts or directly into the
bloodstream [syn: gland, secretory organ, secretor,
secreter]
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senorita
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n 1: a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an
unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
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seta
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n 1: stalk of a moss capsule
2: a stiff hair or bristle
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taximeter
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n 1: a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the
length of the ride)
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teeter
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n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum;
the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
[syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter,
teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board]
v 1: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter,
seesaw, totter]
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telemeter
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n 1: any scientific instrument for observing events at a
distance and transmitting the information back to the
observer
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theta
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n 1: the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
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tweeter
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n 1: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency
sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"
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voltmeter
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n 1: meter that measures the potential difference between two
points
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wattmeter
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n 1: an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in
an electrical circuit
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windcheater
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n 1: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
[syn: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak]
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zeta
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n 1: the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
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treater
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n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to
reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant,
treater]
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eta
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n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student
activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate
nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create
an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in
1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of
government officials" [syn: Basque Homeland and Freedom,
Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna,
ETA]
2: the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
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demeter
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n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of
marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
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sita
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n 1: wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of
womanhood
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lolita
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n 1: a sexually precocious young girl
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maxzide
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n 1: trade name for an antihypertensive drug containing
hydrochlorothiazide and another diuretic
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rosita
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n 1: erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped
flowers of southwestern United States [syn: rosita,
Centaurium calycosum]
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velveeta
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n 1: trademark: soft processed American cheese
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chaeta
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n 1: a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid
worm
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partita
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n 1: one of the variations contained in a partita
2: (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
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manzanita
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n 1: chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North
America
2: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having
glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood
used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: madrona,
madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]
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machmeter
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n 1: speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative
to the speed of sound
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masseter
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n 1: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in
chewing
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ureter
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n 1: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine
from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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two-seater
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n 1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
[syn: roadster, runabout, two-seater]
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meta
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micrometre
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vita
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chita
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akita
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prieta
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greta
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streeter
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brita
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fleta
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gaeta
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kita
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lita
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mita
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nita
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nitta
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peta
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rheta
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rita
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tita
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alita
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alvita
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anita
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arrieta
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babita
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benita
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bernita
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blanquita
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bonita
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buttitta
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carita
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carlita
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carmita
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charita
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chiquita
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