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1 mete
{mi:t}
I. n пограничен знак, граница
METEs and bounds юр. граници и предели
II. 1. поет. меря
2. to METE out книж. раздавам, предназначавам, отсъждам (наказание)* * *{mi:t} n пограничен знак; граница; metes and bounds юр. граници и п(2) {mi:t} v 1. поет. меря; 2. to mete out книж. раздавам, предназн* * *предназначавам; раздавам; граница;* * *1. i. n пограничен знак, граница 2. ii. поет. меря 3. metes and bounds юр. граници и предели 4. to mete out книж. раздавам, предназначавам, отсъждам (наказание)* * *
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