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101 atta
1.atta, like the Gr. atta, a salutation used to old men, father; taken from the lang. of children (cf. Eust. ad Il. 1, 603), Paul. ex Fest. p. 11 Müll.2.Atta, ae, m., a surname for persons who walk upon the tips of their shoes, Paul. ex Fest. p. 11 Müll. (prob. from aittô = aissô, to spring, to hop). So the comic poet, C. Quintius Atta († 652 A.U.C.), of whose writings fragments yet remain; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 71; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 120; Both. Fragm. Poet. Scen. II. p. 97 sq.;Fest. l. l. Upon the signif. of the name Horace plays with the words: Recte necne crocum floresque perambulet Attae Fabula, si dubitem, etc.,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 79; cf. Weich. Poet. Lat. p. 345 sq.—The ancestor of the Gens Claudia was an Atta, Suet. Tib. 1. -
102 Attici
Attĭcus, a, um, adj., = Attikos.I.In gen., of or pertaining to Attica or Athens, Attic, Athenian:II.Athenae,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 2; id. Rud. 3, 4, 36 al.:civis Attica atque libera,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 159:civis Attica,
Ter. And. 1, 3, 16:disciplina,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 24:fines,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 6:regio,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 33:thymum,
id. 21, 10, 31, § 57:mel,
of Mount Hymettus, id. ib.:apis,
Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 30:sal,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 87:columnae,
formed in the Attic manner, id. 36, 23, 56, § 179 (cf. atticurges):ochra,
id. 37, 10, 66, § 179 (cf. 2. Attice):paelex,
i. e. Philomela, Mart. 10, 51; cf. Ov. M. 6, 537: fides, i. e. sincere, firm, prov., Vell. 2, 23, 4:profluvius, a disease of animals,
the glanders, Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 17 and 38.— Attĭci, ōrum, m., the Athenians, Phaedr. 1, 2, 6.—Esp.A.Appel., to designate the highest grade of style, philosophy, eloquence, etc., Cic. Opt. Gen. 3, 7 sqq.; cf. id. Brut. 82, 284 sqq.:B.Demosthenes, quo ne Athenas quidem ipsas magis credo fuisse Atticas,
id. Or. 7, 23:lepos,
Mart. 3, 20.—Hence, subst.: Attici, orators of the Attic stamp (opp. Asiani): et antiqua quidem illa divisio inter Atticos atque Asianos fuit: cum hi pressi et integri, contra inflati illi et inanes haberentur;in his nihil superflueret, illis judicium maxime ac modus deesset, etc.,
Quint. 12, 10, 16 sq. —And transf. to other things, excellent, preeminent, preferable:logi,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 66.—Hence, Attĭcē, adv., in the Attic or Athenian manner:dicere,
Cic. Brut. 84; 290; id. Opt. Gen. 3, 8; 4, 11; Quint. 12, 10, 18:loqui,
id. 8, 1, 2:pressi oratores,
id. 12, 10, 18.—A surname of T. Pomponius, the intimate friend of Cicero, given to him on account of his long residence at Athens. His biography is found in Nepos.—C.A friend of Ovid, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 2; id. P. 2, 4, 2. —D.Antonius Atticus, a Latin rhetorician, Sen. Suas. 2, p. 19 Bip.—E.Vipsanius Atticus, Sen. Contr. 2, 13, p. 184 Bip. -
103 Atticus
Attĭcus, a, um, adj., = Attikos.I.In gen., of or pertaining to Attica or Athens, Attic, Athenian:II.Athenae,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 2; id. Rud. 3, 4, 36 al.:civis Attica atque libera,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 159:civis Attica,
Ter. And. 1, 3, 16:disciplina,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 24:fines,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 6:regio,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 33:thymum,
id. 21, 10, 31, § 57:mel,
of Mount Hymettus, id. ib.:apis,
Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 30:sal,
Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 87:columnae,
formed in the Attic manner, id. 36, 23, 56, § 179 (cf. atticurges):ochra,
id. 37, 10, 66, § 179 (cf. 2. Attice):paelex,
i. e. Philomela, Mart. 10, 51; cf. Ov. M. 6, 537: fides, i. e. sincere, firm, prov., Vell. 2, 23, 4:profluvius, a disease of animals,
the glanders, Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 17 and 38.— Attĭci, ōrum, m., the Athenians, Phaedr. 1, 2, 6.—Esp.A.Appel., to designate the highest grade of style, philosophy, eloquence, etc., Cic. Opt. Gen. 3, 7 sqq.; cf. id. Brut. 82, 284 sqq.:B.Demosthenes, quo ne Athenas quidem ipsas magis credo fuisse Atticas,
id. Or. 7, 23:lepos,
Mart. 3, 20.—Hence, subst.: Attici, orators of the Attic stamp (opp. Asiani): et antiqua quidem illa divisio inter Atticos atque Asianos fuit: cum hi pressi et integri, contra inflati illi et inanes haberentur;in his nihil superflueret, illis judicium maxime ac modus deesset, etc.,
Quint. 12, 10, 16 sq. —And transf. to other things, excellent, preeminent, preferable:logi,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 66.—Hence, Attĭcē, adv., in the Attic or Athenian manner:dicere,
Cic. Brut. 84; 290; id. Opt. Gen. 3, 8; 4, 11; Quint. 12, 10, 18:loqui,
id. 8, 1, 2:pressi oratores,
id. 12, 10, 18.—A surname of T. Pomponius, the intimate friend of Cicero, given to him on account of his long residence at Athens. His biography is found in Nepos.—C.A friend of Ovid, Ov. Am. 1, 9, 2; id. P. 2, 4, 2. —D.Antonius Atticus, a Latin rhetorician, Sen. Suas. 2, p. 19 Bip.—E.Vipsanius Atticus, Sen. Contr. 2, 13, p. 184 Bip. -
104 Augurinus
Augŭrīnus, i, m., a surname of the Minucii in the Fasti Capitolini. -
105 Augustus
1.augustus, a, um, adj. [from augeo, as angustus from ango; v. augeo], originally belonging to the language of religion, majestic, august, venerable, worthy of honor (class. in prose and poetry; in Cic. mostly in connection with sanctus; never in Plaut., Ter., Lucr, or Hor.;2.syn.: magnus, venerabilis, venerandus): sancta vocant augusta patres: augusta vocantur Templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu,
Ov. F. 1, 609 sq.: Panta gar ta entimotaga kai ta hierôtata Augousta prosagoreuetai, Dio Cass. 53, 16: augurium, Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.): Cives ominibus faustis augustam adhibeant Faventiam, Att. ap. Non. p. 206, 1, and p. 357, 15 (Trag. Rel. p. 202 Rib.):Eleusis sancta illa et augusta,
Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119:sanctus augustusque fons,
id. Tusc. 5, 12, 37:Liber, qui augusta haec loca Cithaeronis colis, auct. inc., Trag. Rel. p. 268 Rib.: locus augustus,
Suet. Dom. 53:templum,
Liv. 1, 29, 5; 42, 3, 6:augustissimo et celeberrimo in templo,
id. 42, 12, 6:fanum,
id. 38, 13, 1:solum,
id. 45, 5, 3:moenia,
Verg. A. 7, 153 (augurio consecrata, Serv.); so,gravitas (caelestium),
Ov. M. 6, 73; 9, 270:mens,
id. ib. 15, 145 et saep.— Transf. to other things (so most freq. after the Aug. per.):tectum augustum, ingens,
Verg. A. 7, 170.—Of bees:sedes,
Verg. G. 4, 228 (augustum: abusive, nobile, quasi majestatis plenum, Serv.): ut primordia urbium augustiora faciat, Liv. praef § 5: habitus formaque viri, id 1, 7, 9; so,species,
id. 8, 6, 9:conspectus,
id. 8, 9, 10:ornatus habitusque,
id. 5, 41, 8:augustissima vestis,
id. 5, 41, 2:augustior currus,
Plin. Pan. 92, 5:augustissimum tribunal,
id. ib. 60, 2 al.— Adv.: augustē, reverently, sacredly:auguste sancteque consecrare,
Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62 auguste sancteque venerari, id. ib. 3, 21, 53.— Comp non quo de religione dici posset augustius, Cic. Brut. 21, 83.— Sup. prob. not in useAugustus, i, m. [1 augustus].I.A surname of Octavius Cœsar after he attained to undivided authority (acc. to Ov F 1, 590, after the year of Rome 727, Id. Jan.), and, after him, of all the Roman emperors; equivalent to Majesty or Imperial Majesty (cf. Suet. Aug. 7; Flor 4, 12 fin., Dio Cass. 53, 16: ex houper kai Sebaston auton kai hellênizontes pôs ôsper tina septon apo tou sebazesthai proseipon), Hor C, 1, 12; 4, 5; 4, 14; 4, 15; id. Ep. 2, 1 al.; Ov M 15, 860; id. F. 1, 590; 4, 676; 5, 567, Vulg. Luc. 2, 1; ib. Act. 25, 21; 25, 25 et saep.; later: semper Augustus, Symm Ep. 2, 30 al.— Hence,II.Adj.: Augustus, a, um, of or relating to Augustus or the emperor, Augustan, imperial caput, i. e. Augustus, Ov. M. 15, 869:aures,
id. P 1, 2, 117 forum, id. ib. 4, 5, 10:postes, id M 1, 562: domus,
id. P. 2, 2, 76: Principis augustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis, Juv 10, 93 Jahn (where Hermann reads angusta) pax, Ov. P. 2, 5, 18;Vell 2, 126: cohors,
Vulg. Act. 27, 1 et saep.:marmor (in Egypt),
Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55 (cf Isid. Orig. 16, 5, 4;Au gusteum): laurus, also called regia, the best species of it,
Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 129, 17, 10, 11, § 60: flcus, Macr S. 2, 16.—But esp Men. sis Augustus, the month of August, named after Augustus; earlier called Sextilis (cf Macr. S. 1, 12 fin., and Julius fin.), Juv 3, 9:Katendae,
Col. 11, 12; Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123 al.:Idus,
Mart. 12, 68 et saep.—Augusta aula, i. e. Domitiani, Mart. 7, 40 historia, the history of the Roman emperors, Vop Tac. 10.—In gen., imperial, royal. ma. trem regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, * Vulg. 2 Par. 15, 16 -
106 augustus
1.augustus, a, um, adj. [from augeo, as angustus from ango; v. augeo], originally belonging to the language of religion, majestic, august, venerable, worthy of honor (class. in prose and poetry; in Cic. mostly in connection with sanctus; never in Plaut., Ter., Lucr, or Hor.;2.syn.: magnus, venerabilis, venerandus): sancta vocant augusta patres: augusta vocantur Templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu,
Ov. F. 1, 609 sq.: Panta gar ta entimotaga kai ta hierôtata Augousta prosagoreuetai, Dio Cass. 53, 16: augurium, Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2 (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.): Cives ominibus faustis augustam adhibeant Faventiam, Att. ap. Non. p. 206, 1, and p. 357, 15 (Trag. Rel. p. 202 Rib.):Eleusis sancta illa et augusta,
Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119:sanctus augustusque fons,
id. Tusc. 5, 12, 37:Liber, qui augusta haec loca Cithaeronis colis, auct. inc., Trag. Rel. p. 268 Rib.: locus augustus,
Suet. Dom. 53:templum,
Liv. 1, 29, 5; 42, 3, 6:augustissimo et celeberrimo in templo,
id. 42, 12, 6:fanum,
id. 38, 13, 1:solum,
id. 45, 5, 3:moenia,
Verg. A. 7, 153 (augurio consecrata, Serv.); so,gravitas (caelestium),
Ov. M. 6, 73; 9, 270:mens,
id. ib. 15, 145 et saep.— Transf. to other things (so most freq. after the Aug. per.):tectum augustum, ingens,
Verg. A. 7, 170.—Of bees:sedes,
Verg. G. 4, 228 (augustum: abusive, nobile, quasi majestatis plenum, Serv.): ut primordia urbium augustiora faciat, Liv. praef § 5: habitus formaque viri, id 1, 7, 9; so,species,
id. 8, 6, 9:conspectus,
id. 8, 9, 10:ornatus habitusque,
id. 5, 41, 8:augustissima vestis,
id. 5, 41, 2:augustior currus,
Plin. Pan. 92, 5:augustissimum tribunal,
id. ib. 60, 2 al.— Adv.: augustē, reverently, sacredly:auguste sancteque consecrare,
Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62 auguste sancteque venerari, id. ib. 3, 21, 53.— Comp non quo de religione dici posset augustius, Cic. Brut. 21, 83.— Sup. prob. not in useAugustus, i, m. [1 augustus].I.A surname of Octavius Cœsar after he attained to undivided authority (acc. to Ov F 1, 590, after the year of Rome 727, Id. Jan.), and, after him, of all the Roman emperors; equivalent to Majesty or Imperial Majesty (cf. Suet. Aug. 7; Flor 4, 12 fin., Dio Cass. 53, 16: ex houper kai Sebaston auton kai hellênizontes pôs ôsper tina septon apo tou sebazesthai proseipon), Hor C, 1, 12; 4, 5; 4, 14; 4, 15; id. Ep. 2, 1 al.; Ov M 15, 860; id. F. 1, 590; 4, 676; 5, 567, Vulg. Luc. 2, 1; ib. Act. 25, 21; 25, 25 et saep.; later: semper Augustus, Symm Ep. 2, 30 al.— Hence,II.Adj.: Augustus, a, um, of or relating to Augustus or the emperor, Augustan, imperial caput, i. e. Augustus, Ov. M. 15, 869:aures,
id. P 1, 2, 117 forum, id. ib. 4, 5, 10:postes, id M 1, 562: domus,
id. P. 2, 2, 76: Principis augustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis, Juv 10, 93 Jahn (where Hermann reads angusta) pax, Ov. P. 2, 5, 18;Vell 2, 126: cohors,
Vulg. Act. 27, 1 et saep.:marmor (in Egypt),
Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 55 (cf Isid. Orig. 16, 5, 4;Au gusteum): laurus, also called regia, the best species of it,
Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 129, 17, 10, 11, § 60: flcus, Macr S. 2, 16.—But esp Men. sis Augustus, the month of August, named after Augustus; earlier called Sextilis (cf Macr. S. 1, 12 fin., and Julius fin.), Juv 3, 9:Katendae,
Col. 11, 12; Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123 al.:Idus,
Mart. 12, 68 et saep.—Augusta aula, i. e. Domitiani, Mart. 7, 40 historia, the history of the Roman emperors, Vop Tac. 10.—In gen., imperial, royal. ma. trem regis ex augusto deposuit imperio, * Vulg. 2 Par. 15, 16 -
107 Auletes
Aulētes, ae, m., the flute-player, the surname of the exiled Egyptian king Ptolemy, Cic Rab. Post. 10, 28. -
108 Barca
Barcas ( Barca), ae, m., = Barkas [, a gleaming, or a gleaming sword, as an epithet of heroes; cf. Gesenius, Gesch. d. Hebr. Spr. und Schr, p. 229], ancestor of a distinguished family in Carthage to which Hamilcar and Hannibal belonged, hence, a surname of Hamilcar, Nep. Ham. 1, 1.— Hence,II.DerivvA.Barcīnus, a, um, adj., of Barcas, or pertaining to the family or party of Barcas:B.familia Barcina,
Liv. 23, 13, 6:factio,
id. 21, 9, 4.— Subst.: Bar-cīni, ōrum, m., the Barcini, Liv 21, 3, 3.— Poet.:Barcina clades,
near the river Metaurus, where Hasdrubal was conquered and slain, Sid. Carm. 2, 532.— -
109 Barcaeus
Barcas ( Barca), ae, m., = Barkas [, a gleaming, or a gleaming sword, as an epithet of heroes; cf. Gesenius, Gesch. d. Hebr. Spr. und Schr, p. 229], ancestor of a distinguished family in Carthage to which Hamilcar and Hannibal belonged, hence, a surname of Hamilcar, Nep. Ham. 1, 1.— Hence,II.DerivvA.Barcīnus, a, um, adj., of Barcas, or pertaining to the family or party of Barcas:B.familia Barcina,
Liv. 23, 13, 6:factio,
id. 21, 9, 4.— Subst.: Bar-cīni, ōrum, m., the Barcini, Liv 21, 3, 3.— Poet.:Barcina clades,
near the river Metaurus, where Hasdrubal was conquered and slain, Sid. Carm. 2, 532.— -
110 Barcas
Barcas ( Barca), ae, m., = Barkas [, a gleaming, or a gleaming sword, as an epithet of heroes; cf. Gesenius, Gesch. d. Hebr. Spr. und Schr, p. 229], ancestor of a distinguished family in Carthage to which Hamilcar and Hannibal belonged, hence, a surname of Hamilcar, Nep. Ham. 1, 1.— Hence,II.DerivvA.Barcīnus, a, um, adj., of Barcas, or pertaining to the family or party of Barcas:B.familia Barcina,
Liv. 23, 13, 6:factio,
id. 21, 9, 4.— Subst.: Bar-cīni, ōrum, m., the Barcini, Liv 21, 3, 3.— Poet.:Barcina clades,
near the river Metaurus, where Hasdrubal was conquered and slain, Sid. Carm. 2, 532.— -
111 Barcini
Barcas ( Barca), ae, m., = Barkas [, a gleaming, or a gleaming sword, as an epithet of heroes; cf. Gesenius, Gesch. d. Hebr. Spr. und Schr, p. 229], ancestor of a distinguished family in Carthage to which Hamilcar and Hannibal belonged, hence, a surname of Hamilcar, Nep. Ham. 1, 1.— Hence,II.DerivvA.Barcīnus, a, um, adj., of Barcas, or pertaining to the family or party of Barcas:B.familia Barcina,
Liv. 23, 13, 6:factio,
id. 21, 9, 4.— Subst.: Bar-cīni, ōrum, m., the Barcini, Liv 21, 3, 3.— Poet.:Barcina clades,
near the river Metaurus, where Hasdrubal was conquered and slain, Sid. Carm. 2, 532.— -
112 basiliscus
băsĭliscus, i, m., = basiliskos.I.A kind of lizard, a basilisk: Lacerta basiliscus, Linn.; Plin. 8, 21, 33, § 78 sq.; App. Herb. 128; Sol. 27, 50; Vulg. Psa. 90 (91), 13. —For the deriv. of the word from basileus (king), v. Luc. 9, 726.—II.A surname of Cn. Pompeius, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 11, § 25. -
113 Branchidae
Branchĭdae, ārum, m., = Branchidai, the posterity of Branchus, a son of Apollo, hereditary priests of the temple and oracle (penetralia Branchi, Stat. Th. 8, 198) of Apollo at Miletus, Mel. 1, 17, 1; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112; Curt. 7, 5, 16; 7, 5, 30; Amm. 29, 1, 31.— Sing.: Branchĭdes, ae, m., a surname of Apollo, Mel. 1, 17, 1. -
114 Branchides
Branchĭdae, ārum, m., = Branchidai, the posterity of Branchus, a son of Apollo, hereditary priests of the temple and oracle (penetralia Branchi, Stat. Th. 8, 198) of Apollo at Miletus, Mel. 1, 17, 1; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112; Curt. 7, 5, 16; 7, 5, 30; Amm. 29, 1, 31.— Sing.: Branchĭdes, ae, m., a surname of Apollo, Mel. 1, 17, 1. -
115 Bromialis
Brŏmĭus, ii (voc. Bromie, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 82), m., = Bromios (the noisy one), a surname of Bacchus (on account of the tumultuous celebration of his festivals), Enn. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.; Ov. M. 4,11; Petr. 41, 6; Luc. 5, 73; Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 132; id. IV. Cons. Hon. 132.—Hence,II.Adj.A. B.Brŏmĭus, a, um, of Bacchus: Bromia auctumnitas, Varr. ap. Non. p. 71, 18 (but Lachm. ad Lucr. 5, 1006, conj. Bromii); so,remi,
Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 365. -
116 Bromius
Brŏmĭus, ii (voc. Bromie, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 82), m., = Bromios (the noisy one), a surname of Bacchus (on account of the tumultuous celebration of his festivals), Enn. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.; Ov. M. 4,11; Petr. 41, 6; Luc. 5, 73; Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 132; id. IV. Cons. Hon. 132.—Hence,II.Adj.A. B.Brŏmĭus, a, um, of Bacchus: Bromia auctumnitas, Varr. ap. Non. p. 71, 18 (but Lachm. ad Lucr. 5, 1006, conj. Bromii); so,remi,
Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 365. -
117 Caecina
1.Caecīna ( Cēc-), ae, m., a surname in the gens Licinia, originating in Etruria (pure Etrusc. Ceicna, O. Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 416), among whom the most celebrated is Licinius Cæcina, for whose Roman citizenship Cicero made the oration pro Caecinā, Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 1; 6, 6, 8; Suet. Caes. 75; cf. Sen. Q. N. 2, 39, 1; 2, 49, 1.—Hence, adj.: Caecīnĭānus, a, um:2. II.Caeciniana oratio,
Mart. Cap. 5, § 527.A town in Etruria, Mel. 2, 4, 9. -
118 Caecinianus
1.Caecīna ( Cēc-), ae, m., a surname in the gens Licinia, originating in Etruria (pure Etrusc. Ceicna, O. Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 416), among whom the most celebrated is Licinius Cæcina, for whose Roman citizenship Cicero made the oration pro Caecinā, Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 1; 6, 6, 8; Suet. Caes. 75; cf. Sen. Q. N. 2, 39, 1; 2, 49, 1.—Hence, adj.: Caecīnĭānus, a, um:2. II.Caeciniana oratio,
Mart. Cap. 5, § 527.A town in Etruria, Mel. 2, 4, 9. -
119 Callaeci
Gallaeci (also Callaeci and Callaïci), ōrum, m., = Kallaikoi Strab., a people in western Hispania Tarraconensis, now Galicia and part of Portugal, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 28.—II.Derivv.A.Gallaecus (also Gallaïcus and Callaïcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Gallaeci, (Call-), Gallœcian (Call-):B.Gallaica gens,
Plin. 8, 42, 67, § 166:Callaicum aurum,
Mart. 4, 39, 7:Gallaica gemma,
Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 163: Gallaecus, a surname of A. Brutus, from his victory over the Gallaeci, Vell. 2, 5.— -
120 Callaici
Gallaeci (also Callaeci and Callaïci), ōrum, m., = Kallaikoi Strab., a people in western Hispania Tarraconensis, now Galicia and part of Portugal, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 28.—II.Derivv.A.Gallaecus (also Gallaïcus and Callaïcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Gallaeci, (Call-), Gallœcian (Call-):B.Gallaica gens,
Plin. 8, 42, 67, § 166:Callaicum aurum,
Mart. 4, 39, 7:Gallaica gemma,
Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 163: Gallaecus, a surname of A. Brutus, from his victory over the Gallaeci, Vell. 2, 5.—
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