DEGREE
सामान्यपणे गुण दाखविणाऱ्या शब्दाच्या शेवटी comparative degree ला ‘er’ व superlative degree ला ‘est’ हा प्रत्यय लावला जातो.
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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tall
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taller
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tallest
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Short
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Shorter
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Shortest
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hard
|
harder
|
hardest
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near
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nearer
|
nearest
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dear
|
dearer
|
dearest
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bold
|
bolder
|
boldest
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bright
|
brighter
|
brightest
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broad
|
broader
|
broadest
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clear
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clearer
|
clearest
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cold
|
colder
|
coldest
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clever
|
cleverer
|
cleverest
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cheap
|
cheaper
|
cheapest
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clean
|
cleaner
|
cleanest
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cruel
|
crueler
|
cruelest
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deep
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deeper
|
deepest
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dark
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darker
|
darkest
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new
|
newer
|
newest
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fast
|
faster
|
fastest
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weak
|
weaker
|
weakest
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few
|
fewer
|
fewest
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great
|
greater
|
greatest
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kind
|
kinder
|
kindest
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quick
|
quicker
|
quickest
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high
|
higher
|
highest
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loud
|
louder
|
loudest
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low
|
lower
|
lowest
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near
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nearer
|
nearest
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young
|
younger
|
youngest
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sharp
|
sharper
|
sharpest
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old
|
older
|
oldest
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poor
|
poorer
|
poorest
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rich
|
richer
|
richest
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slow
|
slower
|
slowest
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small
|
smaller
|
smallest
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soft
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softer
|
softest
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sweet
|
sweeter
|
sweetest
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thick
|
thicker
|
thickest
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2) जर शब्दाच्या शेवटचे
अक्षर ‘e’ असेल तर शब्दाच्या शेवटी comparative degree ला ‘r’ व superlative
degree ला ‘st’ हा प्रत्यय लावला जातो.
fine
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finer
|
finest
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wise
|
wiser
|
wisest
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brave
|
braver
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bravest
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nice
|
nicer
|
nicest
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white
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whiter
|
whitest
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brave
|
braver
|
bravest
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blue
|
bluer
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bluest
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cute
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cuter
|
cutest
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large
|
larger
|
largest
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late
|
later
|
latest
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noble
|
nobler
|
noblest
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pure
|
purer
|
purest
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rare
|
rarer
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rarest
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ripe
|
riper
|
ripest
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strange
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stranger
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strangest
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true
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truer
|
truest
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wide
|
wider
|
widest
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3) जर शब्दाच्या शेवटचे
अक्षर y असेल तर y च्या जागी i लिहिले जाते.व त्यानंतर comparative
degree ला ‘er’
व superlative degree ला ‘est’ हा प्रत्यय लावला जातो.
easy
|
easier
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easiest
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dirty
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dirtier
|
dirtiest
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busy
|
busier
|
busiest
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pretty
|
prettier
|
prettiest
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heavy
|
heavier
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heaviest
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dry
|
drier
|
driest
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costly
|
costlier
|
costliest
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early
|
earlier
|
earliest
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funny
|
funnier
|
funniest
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happy
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happier
|
happiest
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hungry
|
hungrier
|
hungriest
|
lazy
|
lazier
|
laziest
|
lucky
|
luckier
|
luckiest
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merry
|
merrier
|
merriest
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holy
|
holier
|
holiest
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Silly
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Sillier
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Silliest
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ugly
|
uglier
|
ugliest
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wealthy
|
wealthier
|
wealthiest
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4) शब्दाच्या शेवटच्या
अक्षरापुर्वी स्वर असेल तर शेवटचे अक्षर दोनदा येते. त्यानंतर comparative
degree ला ‘er’
व superlative degree ला ‘est’ हा प्रत्यय लावला जातो.
big
|
bigger
|
biggest
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hot
|
hotter
|
hottest
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fat
|
fatter
|
fattest
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thin
|
thinner
|
thinnest
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sad
|
sadder
|
saddest
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dim
|
dimmer
|
dimmest
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fit
|
fitter
|
fittest
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red
|
redder
|
reddest
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5)जर शब्दाच्या शेवटचे अक्षर y असेल व y पूर्वी
स्वर असेल तर .comparative degree ला ‘er’ व superlative degree ला ‘est’ हा
प्रत्यय लावला जातो.
gay
|
gayer
|
gayest
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gray
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grayer
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grayest
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5) मोठ्या शब्दांना (
more than two syllable wards) comparative degree ला ‘moer’ व superlative degree ला ‘most’
हा प्रत्यय लावला जातो.
beautiful
|
more beautiful
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most beautiful
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dangerous
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more dangerous
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most dangerous
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difficult
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more difficult
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most difficult
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faithful
|
more faithful
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most faithful
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expensive
|
more expensive
|
most expensive
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careful
|
more careful
|
most careful
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Famous
|
more Famous
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most Famous
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important
|
more important
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most important
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proper
|
more proper
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most proper
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popular
|
more popular
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most popular
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advanced
|
more advanced
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most advanced
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Courageous
|
more Courageous
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most Courageous
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Cunning
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more Courageous
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most Courageous
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honest
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more honest
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most honest
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interesting
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more interesting
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most interesting
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loving
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more loving
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most loving
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obedient
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more obedient
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most obedient
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powerful
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more powerful
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most powerful
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pleasant
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more pleasant
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most pleasant
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regular
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more regular
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most regular
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swiftly
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more swiftly
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most swiftly
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skillfully
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more skillfully
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most skillfully
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useful
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more useful
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most useful
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wonderful
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more wonderful
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most wonderful
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6) काही शब्दांची रूपे
अनियमित असतात.
good
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Better
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best
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Bad
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worse
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worst
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much
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more
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most
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little
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less
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least
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late
|
later
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last
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many
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more
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most
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far
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farther
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farthest
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fore
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former
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for most
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in
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inner
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innermost
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out
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outer
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outmost
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up
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upper
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upmost
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