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1 decay
[dɪˈkeɪ]1. verbto (cause to) become rotten or ruined:يَنْخُر، يَتَسَوَّسSugar makes your teeth decay.
2. nounthe act or process of decaying:نَخْر، تَسَوُّسin a state of decay.
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2 decay
خَرَاب \ decay: going bad; falling into a lower or worse state: The city had fallen into decay. havoc: widespread destruction (of crops, buildings, etc.); serious confusion: The storms caused havoc on the farms and on the roads. ruin: destruction; serious damage or loss; the cause of this: Strong drink was the ruin of their health. \ See Also سَبَب خَراب -
3 cariar
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4 cariar
v.1 to cause decay in.el azúcar caria las muelas sugar causes tooth decay2 to cause to decay, to bite into.* * *1 to cause to decay1 to decay* * *1.VT to cause to decay, cause decay in2.See:* * *cariar [A1 ]vtto cause … to decay■ cariarseto decayse me ha cariado este diente I have a cavity o hole in this tooth* * *♦ vtto cause decay in;el azúcar caria las muelas sugar causes tooth decay -
5 cariare
cariare v.tr. to rot, to decay, to cause to decay.◘ cariarsi v.intr.pron. to rot, to decay.* * *[ka'rjare]1. vt2. vip (cariarsi)(denti) to decay* * *[ka'rjare] 1. 2.* * *cariare/ka'rjare/ [1]to decay, to cause [sth.] to decay [ dente]II cariarsi verbo pronominale[ dente] to decay. -
6 verwesen
v/i rot; (sich zersetzen) decay* * *(verfaulen) to rot; to decompose; to putrefy* * *ver|we|sen [fɛɐ'veːzn] ptp verwest1. vi aux seinto decay; (Fleisch) to rot2. vt (obs)to administerjds Amt verwésen — to deputize for sb
* * *((of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot: Corpses decompose quickly in heat.) decompose* * *ver·we·sen *[fɛɐ̯ˈve:zn̩]vi Hilfsverb: sein to rot, to decompose▪ verwest decomposed* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein decompose* * ** * *intransitives Verb; mit sein decompose* * *v.to decay v.to decompose v.to rot v. -
7 סרי II, סרא
סְרֵיII, סְרָא (dialect, for סרח; cmp. פתי = פתח) 1) (cmp. סָרַח II) to become lax, feeble. Snh.22a (vers. in Ar.) חד ס׳ ולא גנבוכ׳ when one is weak and steals no longer ; v. גַּנָבָא. 2) (cmp. סָרַח III) to decay, be spoiled; to smell offensively. Targ. Ex. 7:18; 21 (h. text באש); a. fr.Targ. Cant. 1:12. Targ. Prov. 11:22 וסָרֵי טעמא (read: טַעֲמָהּ) her sense is vapid (h. text סרת טעם; Pesh. סַרְיַית; cmp. דעה סרוחה, s. v. סָרַח III).Succ.12b sq. כיון דסרי ריחייהו because their odor becomes offensive (when they wither). Ab. Zar.38b מיסרח סרי ed. (Ms. M. מיסר׳ סרי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) it (the honey) would be spoiled (become running through an admixture). Bekh.8b מילחא כי ס׳וכ׳ when salt has lost its savor, wherewith can it be salted? Ned.50b אזלת … וס׳ she went and put the wine into gold and silver vessels, and it became stale; Taan.7a תקוף ואיסר Ms. M. (read: ואִיסְּרֵי, Ithpe.; ed. only ותקיף) it became sour and stale. Af. אַסְרֵי to make offensive, unsavory; to corrupt. Targ. Ps. 29:6 טור מַסְרֵי פירוי ‘the mount which produces tasteless fruits (h. text שריון); Targ. Y. I Deut. 3:9 (Y. II ארעא read טורא); Targ. 1 Chr. 5:23 מסרי פירוי (in one w.) ed. Rahmer (Var. מישרי פרזי; ed. Lag. מישר פרזי, read: מַשֵּׁיר פרוי that drops its fruit; h. text שניר). Targ. Cant. 1:12 אַסְרִיאוּ עובדיהון they made their deeds unsavory. Targ. Koh. 10:1 מַסְרֵי חכימא makes the wise man vapid (stupid, v. סָרַח III). Ithpe. (אִסְתְּרִיהַּ) אִסְתְּרֵי 1) to be spoiled; to become mischievous. B. Kam.97a. דלא נִסְתְּרֵי עבדיה Ms. R. (ed. לִסְתְּרִיהַּ; Rashi נִסְתְּרִיהַּ) that his slave may not become mischievous (through idleness); B. Mets.65a top נסתרי. 2) to become a nuisance, a cause of corruption. Sot.5b דלא ליסתריה לביתיה (Tosaf. ליסתרי, Rashi תיסתרי) that she may not become a cause of decay to his house; ib. דלא תִסְתְּרֵי. -
8 סְרֵי
סְרֵיII, סְרָא (dialect, for סרח; cmp. פתי = פתח) 1) (cmp. סָרַח II) to become lax, feeble. Snh.22a (vers. in Ar.) חד ס׳ ולא גנבוכ׳ when one is weak and steals no longer ; v. גַּנָבָא. 2) (cmp. סָרַח III) to decay, be spoiled; to smell offensively. Targ. Ex. 7:18; 21 (h. text באש); a. fr.Targ. Cant. 1:12. Targ. Prov. 11:22 וסָרֵי טעמא (read: טַעֲמָהּ) her sense is vapid (h. text סרת טעם; Pesh. סַרְיַית; cmp. דעה סרוחה, s. v. סָרַח III).Succ.12b sq. כיון דסרי ריחייהו because their odor becomes offensive (when they wither). Ab. Zar.38b מיסרח סרי ed. (Ms. M. מיסר׳ סרי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) it (the honey) would be spoiled (become running through an admixture). Bekh.8b מילחא כי ס׳וכ׳ when salt has lost its savor, wherewith can it be salted? Ned.50b אזלת … וס׳ she went and put the wine into gold and silver vessels, and it became stale; Taan.7a תקוף ואיסר Ms. M. (read: ואִיסְּרֵי, Ithpe.; ed. only ותקיף) it became sour and stale. Af. אַסְרֵי to make offensive, unsavory; to corrupt. Targ. Ps. 29:6 טור מַסְרֵי פירוי ‘the mount which produces tasteless fruits (h. text שריון); Targ. Y. I Deut. 3:9 (Y. II ארעא read טורא); Targ. 1 Chr. 5:23 מסרי פירוי (in one w.) ed. Rahmer (Var. מישרי פרזי; ed. Lag. מישר פרזי, read: מַשֵּׁיר פרוי that drops its fruit; h. text שניר). Targ. Cant. 1:12 אַסְרִיאוּ עובדיהון they made their deeds unsavory. Targ. Koh. 10:1 מַסְרֵי חכימא makes the wise man vapid (stupid, v. סָרַח III). Ithpe. (אִסְתְּרִיהַּ) אִסְתְּרֵי 1) to be spoiled; to become mischievous. B. Kam.97a. דלא נִסְתְּרֵי עבדיה Ms. R. (ed. לִסְתְּרִיהַּ; Rashi נִסְתְּרִיהַּ) that his slave may not become mischievous (through idleness); B. Mets.65a top נסתרי. 2) to become a nuisance, a cause of corruption. Sot.5b דלא ליסתריה לביתיה (Tosaf. ליסתרי, Rashi תיסתרי) that she may not become a cause of decay to his house; ib. דלא תִסְתְּרֵי. -
9 འཕུང་གཞི་
['phung gzhi]cause of decay, occasion of decay -
10 φθίω
φθίω, ἔφθιον, each once in Hom. (v. infr. 1.2), the common [tense] pres. being [full] φθίνω, Od.5.161, al. (also [full] φθινύθω, q. v.): [tense] impf.Aἔφθῐνον Hdt.3.29
, Pl.Ti. 77a: [tense] fut. and [tense] aor. φθ (ε) ίσω, e)/fq (e) ισα and ἔφθῐσα (v. infr. 11): [tense] pf. ἔφθῐκα v. l. in Dsc.Praef.6 (cf. φθινάω), ([etym.] ἀπ-) Them.Or.28.341d:—[voice] Med. and [voice] Pass. (in same sense), [tense] fut. φθίσομαι (leg. φθείσομαι, in view of φθείσω, v. infr. 11) Il.11.821 ( φθειται PGen. (ii B. C.)), 19.329, 24.86 (v.l.), Od.13.384: [tense] aor. 1 φθίσασθαι ([etym.] ἀπο-) Q.S. 14.545: [ per.] 3pl. [tense] aor. [voice] Pass. ἔφθῐθεν, v. ἀποφθίνω: [tense] aor. 2ἐφθίμην, ἔφθῐσο A.Th. 971
(lyr.);ἔφθῐτο Il.18.100
, Thgn.1141 (nisi leg. ἔφθιται), A.Eu. 458, S.OT 962, E.Alc. 414 (lyr.); [ per.] 3pl.ἐφθίατο Il.1.251
; imper. [ per.] 3sg. φθίσθω ([etym.] ἀπο-) 8.429; [dialect] Ep. subj.φθίεται 20.173
,φθιόμεσθα 14.87
; opt. φθίμην ([etym.] ἀπο-) Od.10.51, φθῖτο ([etym.] φθῖτ') 11.330 (the v.l. φθεῖτ' is incorrect); inf.φθίσθαι Il.9.246
, 13.667, Od.14.117, 15.354, ([etym.] κατα-) 2.183 (always with incorrect v. l. φθεῖσθαι); part. φθίμενος, v. infr. 1.2: rare in [tense] pf.,ἔφθιται Od.20.340
, [ per.] 3pl.ἐξ-έφθινται A.Pers. 679
(lyr.). [Hom. has [pron. full] ῑ in φθίῃς (infr.1.2), [pron. full] ῐ in ἔφθιεν (infr.), φθιόμεσθα, φθίεται: [pron. full] ῑ always in [tense] fut. and [tense] aor. φθίσω, φθίσομαι, ἔφθισα (sed v. infr. 11), cf. φθῑσήνωρ, φθῑσίμβροτος (qq. v.): [pron. full] ῐ always in [tense] aor. and [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. (v. supr.), exc. in opt. (v. supr.):—Hom. also uses [pron. full] ῑ in φθίνω (prob. fr. Φθῐ-νϝω, cf. φθίνυθω ) whereas [pron. full] ῐ always in φθῐνω in Pi. and Trag., who use [pron. full] ῐ even in ἔφθισα, v. infr. 11.] (Cf. ψίνω, ψινάς, ψίσις: φθῐ- and ψῐ- correspond to Skt. k[snull ]i-, [tense] pres. k[snull ]iṇā´ti, k[snull ]iṇóti, 'he destroys', [voice] Pass. K[snull ][imacracute]yante 'they perish', ák[snull ]itas ( = ἄφθιτος) 'imperishable', [tense] fut. stem k[snull ]e[snull ]ya- ( = φθεισο-), [tense] aor. stem k[snull ]e[snull ]- (= φθεις-).)I decay, wane, of Time, πρίν κεν νὺξ φθῖτο (opt. [tense] aor. ) first would the night be come to an end, Od.11.330:τῆς νῦν φθιμένης νυκτός S.Aj. 141
(anap.); in this sense mostly in [tense] pres. φθίνω, φθίνουσιν νύκτες τε καὶ ἤματα they wane or pass away, Od.11.183, etc.; μηδέ τοι αἰὼν φθινέτω let not thy life be wasted, 5.161: esp.b of the moon, wane, [σελήνη] αὐξανομένη καὶ φθίνουσα Arist.Cael. 291b20
; hence, in monthly reckoning, μηνῶν φθινόντων in the moon's wane, i.e. towards the month's end, 10.470, etc.; later, μὴν φθίνων, the last decad, IG12.298.17, 328.13, Th.5.54, etc.; opp. ἱστάμενος (ἵστημι B. 111.4
), μεσῶν, but in Hom., the second half of the month ([etym.] τοῦ μὲν φθίνοντος μηνός, τοῦ δ' ἱσταμένοιο), Od.14.162, 19.307.c of the stars, decline, set, A.Ag.7 (prob. interpol.).2 of persons, waste away, pine, perish,ὥς κε δόλῳ φθίῃς Od.2.368
(perh. [tense] aor. subj. with [pron. full] ῑ metri grat.); ἤτοι ὁ τῆς ἀχέων φρένας ἔφθιεν was wasting away in mind, Il.18.446 (perh. trans., causing his heart to pine; prob. [tense] impf., but possibly [tense] aor.);φθίνει καὶ μαραίνεται νόσῳ E.Alc. 203
; ; οἱ φθίνοντες consumptive people, Hp.Aph.3.10, cf. Epid.1.24.b of life, strength, etc.,οὐ φθίνει ἀρετά Pi.P.1.94
;φθίνει μὲν ἰσχὺς γῆς φ. δὲ σώματος S.OC 610
, cf. OT 665 (lyr.);ὕβρις.. ἀνθεῖ τε καὶ πάλιν φ. Id.Fr. 786
;ἥβην τὴν μὲν ἕρπουσαν πρόσω, τὴν δὲ φθίνουσαν Id.Tr. 548
;τοῖς μὲν αὔξεται βίος, τῶν δὲ φθίνει E.Fr.415.5
, cf. Pl.Phd. 71b, Ti. 81b, etc.; c. dat. modi,πόλις φθίνουσα μὲν κάλυξιν.., φθίνουσα δ' ἀγέλαις S.OT25
; of things, fade away, disappear,ἐδεστὸν ἐξ αὑτοῦ φ. καὶ ψῇ Id.Tr. 677
;τὸ σῶμα φθίνει Hp.Loc.Hom.24
; metaph., (lyr.), cf. Ant. 1013:—[voice] Pass.,αὐτὸς φθίεται Il.20.173
, cf. 14.87; more freq. in [tense] fut. and [tense] aor., ἤδη φθ<ε> ίσονται 11.821, cf. 19.329, Od.13.384;τηλόθι πάτρης ἔφθιτο Il.18.100
; ;νούσῳ ὑπ' ἀργαλέῃ φθίσθαι 13.667
; ; πρὸς φίλου ἔφθισο wast slain by.., A.Th. 971 (lyr.), cf. E.Med. 1414 (anap.): freq. in part. φθίμενος, slain, dead, Od.11.558, al.;χερσὶν ὑπ' Ἀργείων φθίμενος Il.8.359
;ἐν πολέμῳ φθίμενον IG12
. 976; φθίμενοι the dead,φθιμένοισι μετείην Od.24.436
; πενθήσει βασιλῆ φ. Orac. ap. Hdt.7.220, cf. Euph.21;φθιμένων ζῳῶν τε φωτῶν Pi.I. 4(3).10(28)
, cf. B.5.83;φθιμένοισιν A.Th. 732
(lyr.); , cf. Ant. 836 (anap.);μηδέτιν' εἰπεῖν.. φθιμένων E.Hec. 137
(anap.): less freq. c. Art. (cf. φθιτός), τὸν φθίμενον A.Th. 336
(lyr., codd.);τῶν φ. Id.Ag. 1023
(lyr.);τῶν πρότερον φ. Id.Ch. 403
(anap.); φ. δέμας, σῶμα, mortal, IG9(1).882.9,12 (Corc.); Φθιμένη Perishing, personified as a goddess,Φυσώ τε Φ. τε Emp. 123.1
: rare in Prose,τοῖς φθιμένοις X.Cyr.8.7.18
.II Causal, in [tense] fut. φθ (ε) ίσω, [tense] aor. 1 ἔφθ (ε) ισα (usu. written φθίσω, ἔφθισα in codd., but correctly φθεισαν (Od.20.67 ) in PHib.1.23 (iii B. C.), φθείσει (Il.6.407) in cod. A and Et.Gen.cod.B (Miller Mélanges 300)), cause to decay or pine away, consume, destroy,φθ (ε) ίσει σε τὸ σὸν μένος Il.6.407
; τὸν Πάτροκλος ἔμελλε φθ (ε) ίσειν 16.461, cf. 22.61; ; ; τόν ἔθελον φθ (ε) ῖσαι ib. 428;τοκῆας.. φθ (ε) ῖσαν θεοί 20.67
: rare in Trag. (only lyr., and in the form ἔφθῐσα), Μοίρας φθίσας A.Eu. 173
;τὸν.. ὑπὸ σῷ φθίσον κεραυνῷ S.OT 202
; ap. D.L.8.23; νῦν σε μοῖρα.. φθίνει, φθίνει dub. in S.El. 1414 (lyr., fort. σοι). -
11 סרי
סרי, סָרָה(v. next w.) to become offensive, vitiated; to decay. Hif. הִסְרָה to cause to decay; to vitiate. Macc.5a (ref. to לענרת בו סרה, Deut. 19:16) עד שתַּסְרֶה גופה של עדות until thou vitiatest the testimony itself (by proving an alibi of the witness himself). -
12 סרה
סרי, סָרָה(v. next w.) to become offensive, vitiated; to decay. Hif. הִסְרָה to cause to decay; to vitiate. Macc.5a (ref. to לענרת בו סרה, Deut. 19:16) עד שתַּסְרֶה גופה של עדות until thou vitiatest the testimony itself (by proving an alibi of the witness himself). -
13 סָרָה
סרי, סָרָה(v. next w.) to become offensive, vitiated; to decay. Hif. הִסְרָה to cause to decay; to vitiate. Macc.5a (ref. to לענרת בו סרה, Deut. 19:16) עד שתַּסְרֶה גופה של עדות until thou vitiatest the testimony itself (by proving an alibi of the witness himself). -
14 أفسد
أَفْسَدَ \ corrupt: to make (sb.) corrupt, by offering money; teach (sb. esp. the young) to do bad things. frustrate: to prevent the success of sth. (a plan, an attempt, etc.). mess: to make a mess. mess up: to make a mess of; dirty, confuse: You’ve messed up your clean coat. He messed up his speech because he was so nervous. pervert: to cause (sb.) to turn away from right and natural behaviour: Bad films or books can pervert the mind. rot: to cause to decay: water rots wood. spoil: to ruin; damage seriously: Bad weather spoilt our holiday. The food was spoilt by being cooked too long. upset: to confuse; put into disorder (plans, calculations, ideas, one’s stomach, etc.. \ See Also أضل (أَضَلَّ)، عبث (عَبِثَ)، وسخ (وَسَّخَ)، أتلف (أَتْلَفَ) \ أَفْسَدَ بالتَّدْليع \ spoil: to harm the character of (a child) by being too weak and exercising no control: He expects people to give him everything, because his mother spoilt him as a child. \ أَفْسَدَ النظام \ disorganize: to put sth. (a plan, etc.) out of working order or into a state of confusion: Our holiday was disorganized by our son’s sudden illness. -
15 corrupt
أَفْسَدَ \ corrupt: to make (sb.) corrupt, by offering money; teach (sb. esp. the young) to do bad things. frustrate: to prevent the success of sth. (a plan, an attempt, etc.). mess: to make a mess. mess up: to make a mess of; dirty, confuse: You’ve messed up your clean coat. He messed up his speech because he was so nervous. pervert: to cause (sb.) to turn away from right and natural behaviour: Bad films or books can pervert the mind. rot: to cause to decay: water rots wood. spoil: to ruin; damage seriously: Bad weather spoilt our holiday. The food was spoilt by being cooked too long. upset: to confuse; put into disorder (plans, calculations, ideas, one’s stomach, etc.. \ See Also أضل (أَضَلَّ)، عبث (عَبِثَ)، وسخ (وَسَّخَ)، أتلف (أَتْلَفَ) -
16 frustrate
أَفْسَدَ \ corrupt: to make (sb.) corrupt, by offering money; teach (sb. esp. the young) to do bad things. frustrate: to prevent the success of sth. (a plan, an attempt, etc.). mess: to make a mess. mess up: to make a mess of; dirty, confuse: You’ve messed up your clean coat. He messed up his speech because he was so nervous. pervert: to cause (sb.) to turn away from right and natural behaviour: Bad films or books can pervert the mind. rot: to cause to decay: water rots wood. spoil: to ruin; damage seriously: Bad weather spoilt our holiday. The food was spoilt by being cooked too long. upset: to confuse; put into disorder (plans, calculations, ideas, one’s stomach, etc.. \ See Also أضل (أَضَلَّ)، عبث (عَبِثَ)، وسخ (وَسَّخَ)، أتلف (أَتْلَفَ) -
17 mess
أَفْسَدَ \ corrupt: to make (sb.) corrupt, by offering money; teach (sb. esp. the young) to do bad things. frustrate: to prevent the success of sth. (a plan, an attempt, etc.). mess: to make a mess. mess up: to make a mess of; dirty, confuse: You’ve messed up your clean coat. He messed up his speech because he was so nervous. pervert: to cause (sb.) to turn away from right and natural behaviour: Bad films or books can pervert the mind. rot: to cause to decay: water rots wood. spoil: to ruin; damage seriously: Bad weather spoilt our holiday. The food was spoilt by being cooked too long. upset: to confuse; put into disorder (plans, calculations, ideas, one’s stomach, etc.. \ See Also أضل (أَضَلَّ)، عبث (عَبِثَ)، وسخ (وَسَّخَ)، أتلف (أَتْلَفَ) -
18 mess up
أَفْسَدَ \ corrupt: to make (sb.) corrupt, by offering money; teach (sb. esp. the young) to do bad things. frustrate: to prevent the success of sth. (a plan, an attempt, etc.). mess: to make a mess. mess up: to make a mess of; dirty, confuse: You’ve messed up your clean coat. He messed up his speech because he was so nervous. pervert: to cause (sb.) to turn away from right and natural behaviour: Bad films or books can pervert the mind. rot: to cause to decay: water rots wood. spoil: to ruin; damage seriously: Bad weather spoilt our holiday. The food was spoilt by being cooked too long. upset: to confuse; put into disorder (plans, calculations, ideas, one’s stomach, etc.. \ See Also أضل (أَضَلَّ)، عبث (عَبِثَ)، وسخ (وَسَّخَ)، أتلف (أَتْلَفَ) -
19 pervert
أَفْسَدَ \ corrupt: to make (sb.) corrupt, by offering money; teach (sb. esp. the young) to do bad things. frustrate: to prevent the success of sth. (a plan, an attempt, etc.). mess: to make a mess. mess up: to make a mess of; dirty, confuse: You’ve messed up your clean coat. He messed up his speech because he was so nervous. pervert: to cause (sb.) to turn away from right and natural behaviour: Bad films or books can pervert the mind. rot: to cause to decay: water rots wood. spoil: to ruin; damage seriously: Bad weather spoilt our holiday. The food was spoilt by being cooked too long. upset: to confuse; put into disorder (plans, calculations, ideas, one’s stomach, etc.. \ See Also أضل (أَضَلَّ)، عبث (عَبِثَ)، وسخ (وَسَّخَ)، أتلف (أَتْلَفَ) -
20 rot
أَفْسَدَ \ corrupt: to make (sb.) corrupt, by offering money; teach (sb. esp. the young) to do bad things. frustrate: to prevent the success of sth. (a plan, an attempt, etc.). mess: to make a mess. mess up: to make a mess of; dirty, confuse: You’ve messed up your clean coat. He messed up his speech because he was so nervous. pervert: to cause (sb.) to turn away from right and natural behaviour: Bad films or books can pervert the mind. rot: to cause to decay: water rots wood. spoil: to ruin; damage seriously: Bad weather spoilt our holiday. The food was spoilt by being cooked too long. upset: to confuse; put into disorder (plans, calculations, ideas, one’s stomach, etc.. \ See Also أضل (أَضَلَّ)، عبث (عَبِثَ)، وسخ (وَسَّخَ)، أتلف (أَتْلَفَ)
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Decay — De*cay , n. 1. Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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decay — decayable, adj. decayedness /di kayd nis, kay id /, adj. decayless, adj. /di kay /, v.i. 1. to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying. 2. to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate. 3. Physics. (of a radioactive … Universalium
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