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Grammar Search

"dhānya" has 2 results

dhānya: neuter vocative singular stem: dhānya

dhānya: masculine vocative singular stem: dhānya

Amarakosha Search

12 results

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

abhisaṅgaḥ	3.3.29	Masculine	Singular	prādhānyam, sānu

ākrandaḥ	3.3.97	Masculine	Singular	vṛṣāṅgam, prādhānyam, rājaliṅgam

chatrā	2.9.38	Feminine	Singular	‍vitunnakam, kustumburu, dhānyakam

dhānyam	2.9.22	Neuter	Singular	vrīhiḥ, stambakariḥ

dhānyam	2.9.24	Masculine	Singular	ṛddham, ‍āvasitam

jāmiḥ	3.3.150	Feminine	Singular	pucchaḥ, puṇḍraḥ, aśvabhūṣā, prādhānyam, ketuḥ

kalaṅkaḥ	3.3.4	Masculine	Singular	tucchadhānyam, saṅkṣepaḥ, bhaktam, sikthakam

pragāḍham	3.3.50	Neuter	Singular	atisūkṣmam, dhānyaṃśam

saṃstaraḥ	3.3.169	Masculine	Singular	dhānyaśūkam

tuṣaḥ	2.9.23	Masculine	Singular	dhānyatvak

śamīdhānyaḥ	2.9.24	Neuter	Singular

śūkadhānyaḥ	2.9.24	Neuter	Singular

Monier-Williams Search

133 results for dhAnya

dhānya

mfn. consisting or made of grain

dhānya

n. corn, grain

etc. etc. (according to

only śālayaḥ-, ṣaṣṭikāḥ-& vīhayaḥ-,the other grains being ku-dhānya- q.v)

dhānya

n. a measure = 4 sesamum seeds

dhānya

n. coriander (alsof(ā-).)

dhānya

n. Cyperus Rotundus

dhānya

n. a kind of house

dhānya

n. (fr. dhana-) the being rich, richness

dhānyabīja

n. coriander

dhānyacamasa

m. rice flattened by threshing

dhānyacārin

mfn. eating grains (bird)

dhānyacaura

m. a stealer of corn

dhānyada

mfn. giving or distributing corn

dhānyadhana

n. sg. corn and wealth

dhānyadhanatas

ind. on account of possessing corn and wealth

dhānyadhanavat

mfn. rich in corn and wealth

dhānyadhenu

f. a heap of rice (like a cow) to be presented to a Brahman

(see -gava-).

dhānyagava

m. corn heaped up in the shape of or equal in size to a bull

dhānyajīvin

mfn. living on grains

dhānyajīvin

m. a bird living on grains

dhānyaka

mfn. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' for dhānya-), grain, corn

dhānyaka

m. Name of a man

dhānyaka

n. equals dhānyāka-, coriander (see dhanyāka-).

dhānyakalka

m. bran, chaff, straw

dhānyakartana

n. "corn-reaping", Name of chapter of

dhānyakaṭaka

Name of a country

dhānyakhala

m. threshing-floor

dhānyakośa

m. store of grain

dhānyakośa

m. ear of corn

dhānyakoṣa

m. store of grain

dhānyakoṣa

m. ear of corn

dhānyakoṣṭaka

n. equals -kūṭa-

dhānyakṣetra

n. a corn-field, rice-field

dhānyakūṭa

m. or n. granary

dhānyamāna

n. "corn-measure", as much corn as a man can eat at once

(varia lectio)

dhānyamāṣa

m. a particular measure

dhānyamātṛ

m. a measurer of corn

dhānyamaya

mf(ī-)n. consisting of corn or rice

dhānyamāya

m. equals -mātṛ-

dhānyamāya

m. corn-dealer

dhānyamiśra

mfn. mixing or adulterating corn

dhānyamiśrā

f. a mixture of different sorts of grain,

dhānyapāla

m. Name of a family

dhānyapañcaka

n. the 5 sorts of grain (śāli-dhānya-, vrīhi--, śūka--, śimbī--, kṣudra--)

dhānyaparvatadānavidhi

m. Name of chapter of

dhānyapata

mfn. gaRa aśva-paty-ādi-

dhānyapati

m. gaRa aśva-paty-ādi-

dhānyapātra

n. a vessel for corn

dhānyapūla

m. a bunch of corn-stalks

commentator or commentary

dhānyarāja

m. "grain-king", barley

dhānyaropaṇa

n. "grain-planting", Name of chapter of

dhānyaśailadāna

n. Name of chapter of

(see -parvata-dāna-vidhi-).

dhānyasaṃgraha

m. a store or magazine of grain

dhānyasāra

m. "essence of grain", threshed corn

dhānyaśīrṣaka

n. the ear of corn

dhānyaśreṣṭha

n. "the best of corn", a kind of rice

dhānyaśūka

n. the awn or beard of corn

dhānyatā

f. wrong reading for dhanya-tā-.

dhānyatilvila

(ny/a--) mfn. abounding in corn

dhānyatvac

f. husk of corn

dhānyavani

(?) a heap of grain

dhānyavapana

n. "grain-sowing", Name of chapter of

dhānyavardhana

n. usury with grain

dhānyavat

mfn. rich in grain

dhānyavat

ind. like grain

dhānyavīja

See -bīja-.

dhānyavīra

m. "grain-chief."Phaseolus Radiatus, 1.

aprādhānya

n. non-superiority, inferiority, subordination.

araṇyadhānya

n. wild rice

bahudhānya

m. "abounding in corn", Name of the 12th or 46th year in a 60 years' cycle of Jupiter

bahudhānyaka

m. or n. (?) Name of a place

bījadhānya

n. coriander

chattradhānya

n. coriander

devadhānya

n. "god's grain", Andropogon Saccharatus, Andopogon Saccharatus, Holcus Saccharatus or Saccharatus Cernuum

dhanadhānya

n. money and grain ( dhanadhānyādhika nyādhika- mfn.rich in money and grain

)

dhanadhānya

n. a spell for restraining certain magical weapons

graiṣmikadhānya

n. equals grīṣma-dh-,

grīṣmadhānya

n. summer corn

haritadhānya

n. green id est unripe corn

haumyadhānya

n. equals homa-dh-

hemadhānya

n. sesamum grain (see homa-dh-)

hemadhānyaka

m. a particular weight (= 1 1/2 māṣaka-s)

homadhānya

n. "sacrificial grain", sesamum

kauśīdhānya

n. equals kośa-dh- q.v

(Comm. on

) .

kauśīdhānya

See 2. kauśa-.

khaladhānya

n. a threshing-floor

(varia lectio khalādhāna-).

kośadhānya

n. any leguminous plant

(see kośī-dh-, kauśī-dh-.)

kośīdhānya

n. equals kośa-dh-

kṛṣṇadhānya

n. a black variety of barley

kṣudradhānya

n. an inferior kind of grain

kṣudradhānya

n. shrivelled grain

kudhānya

n. an inferior kind of grain

kumbhadhānya

mfn. having grains only to fill a single pot

kumbhīdhānya

m. one who has grain stored in jars sufficient for six days or (according to others) for one year's consumption

Va1rtt. 5.

kumbhīdhānyaka

m. idem or 'm. one who has grain stored in jars sufficient for six days or (according to others) for one year's consumption on Va1rtt. 5. '

(see

)

kusūladhānya

n. grain stored for three years' consumption

kusūladhānya

mfn. having grain stored for three years' consumption

kusūladhānyaka

m. a householder etc. who has three years' grain in store

maiśradhānya

n. (fr. miśra-dhānya-) a dish prepared by mixing various grains

māladhānya

m. Name of a man

miśradhānya

n. mixed grain

miśradhānya

mfn. made by mixing various kinds of grain

muṇḍadhānya

n. a kind of grain without awns

(varia lectio rūḍha-dh-).

naidhānya

n. gaRa brāhmaṇādi-

nidhānya

mfn. fit for being laid or put down

paśudhānyadhanarddhimat

(r-for ṛ-) mfn. rich in cattle and corn and money

pavitradhānya

n. "pure grain", barley

prabhūtadhanadhānyavat

mfn. rich in money and corn

pradhānya

wrong reading for prādh- q.v

prādhānya

n. predominance, prevalence, ascendency, supremacy

etc.

prādhānya

n. in the beginning of a compound

prādhānya

m. a chief or most distinguished person

prādhānyatas

ind. in regard to the highest object or chief matter, chiefly, mainly, summarily

etc. ( prādhānyatasstuti -stuti- mfn.chiefly praised)

prādhānyatasstuti

mfn. prādhānyatas

priyadhānyakara

mfn. causing dearness of corn (opp. to su-bhikṣa-kārin-)

pūtadhānya

n. "winnowed grain", sesamum

pūtadhānya

mf(ā-)n. containing winnowed grain

pūtidhānya

wrong reading for pūta-dh- (above) .

rājadhānya

n. "royal grain", Panicum Frumentaceum or a kind of rice

sahadhānya

mfn. provided with corn or grain or food

samaprādhānyasaṃkara

m. (in rhetoric) the artificial combination of two metaphors

śamīdhānya

n. śamī- grain (one of the 5 classes of grain;but often = any pulse or grain growing in pods)

saptadhānya

n. sg. or plural the 7 kinds of grain

saptadhānyamaya

mf(ī-)n. made of the 7 kinds of grain

sāradhānya

n. the best grain or corn

śimbīdhānya

n. leguminous grain

śūkadhānya

n. any awned or bearded grain (one of the 5 kinds of grain, the others being śāli--, vrīhi--, śamī--,and kṣudra-dh-)

śukladhānya

n. white grain or corn

n. wild rice

n. chaff

n. chaff

n. husk-corn

m. n. the seed of the bamboo

vanadhānya

n. plural grains of wild corn

Apte Search

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dhānyam	धान्यम् [धाने पोषणे साधु यत्] 1 Grain, corn, rice (for the distinction between सस्य, धान्य, तण्डुल and अन्न see under तण्डुल). सस्यं क्षेत्रगतं प्रोक्तं सतुषं धान्यमुच्यते. -2 Coriander. -3 A measure equal to four sesamum seeds. -Comp. -अचलः a pile of grain presented to Brhāmaṇas as a gift. -अरिः a mouse, rat. -अर्थः wealth in rice or grain. -अम्लम् sour gruel made of the fermentation of rice-water. -अस्थि n. husk, chaff. -उत्तमः the best of grain; i. e. rice. -कल्कम् 1 bran. -2 chaff, straw. -कोशः, -कोष्ठकम्, -कः a granary. -क्षेत्रम् a corn-field. -खलः threshing floor (Mar. खळें). -चमसः rice flattened by threshing after it has been steeped and fried in the husk. -चौरः a stealer of corn; धान्यचौरो$ङ्गहीनत्वम् Ms.11.5. -त्वच् f. the husk of corn. -धेनुः f. a heap of corn (like a cow, to be presented to a Brāhmaṇa); तमिदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि धान्यधेनुविधिं परम् । यां दत्त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यः शशाङ्क इव राहुणा ॥ ......मुच्यते...... Varāha P. -पञ्चकम् the following grains; शालि, व्रीहि, शूक, शिखि and क्षुद्र धान्यs. -मायः a corn-dealer. -मानम् a measure of corn (as much corn as a man can eat at once). -मुष्टिः a handful of grain. -राजः barley. -वर्धनम् lending grain at interest, usury with grain. -वीजम् (बीजम्) coriander. -वीरः a sort of pulse (माष). -शीर्षकम् the ear of corn. -शूकम् the beard or awn of corn. -सारः threshed corn. धान्या dhānyā धान्याकम् dhānyākam धान्या धान्याकम् Coriander.

aprādhānya	अप्राधान्य a. Subordinate.

kauśīdhānyam	कौशीधान्यम् A leguminous plant, pulse.

prādhānyam	प्राधान्यम् 1 Pre-eminence, superiority, predominance, prominence. -2 Ascendancy, supremacy. -3 A chief or principal cause. (प्राधान्येन, प्राधान्यात्, प्राधान्यतः 'chiefly', 'especially', 'principally'; हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः । प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे ॥ Bg.1.19.)

Macdonell Search

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dhānya	a. cereal; n. (m.) sg. pl. corn, grain.

aprādhānya	n. subordinateness, secondariness.

miśradhānya	n. mixed grain; -bhâva, m. N.

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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dhānya

(neut.), A derivative from the preceding word, denotes ‘grain’ in general. It is found in the Rigveda and later. According to the Brhadāranyaka Upanisad, there are ten cultivated (grāmyāηi) kinds of grain : rice and barley (vrīhi- yavāh), sesamum and beans (tila-māsāh), Panicum Miliaceum and Italicum (aηu-priyciηgavah), maize (godhūmāh), lentils (masūrāh), Khalvāh and Dolichos uniflorus (khala-kulab). The horse is called ‘ corn-eating {dhānyādd) in the Aitareya and śatapatha Brāhmanas, and men are mentioned as * purifying corn ’ (dhānyā-krt) in the Rigveda.

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

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dhānyaṃ	kṛṣyāḥ payaḥ AVś.8.2.19b.

dhānyaṃ	dhanaṃ paśuṃ putralābham RVKh.5.87.23c.

dhānyam	asi VS.1.20; TS.1.1.6.1; MS.1.1.7: 4.5; 4.1.7: 9.9; KS.31.5; śB.1.2.1.18; TB.3.2.6.3; Kś.2.5.6; Mś.1.2.2.28; BDh.3.2.7.

dhanadhānyai	svāhā # Tā.10.67.2.

Dictionary of Sanskrit Search

"dhānya" has 3 results

dhānyapāda	a popular name given to the second pada of the fifth adhyaya of Panini's Astadhyayi possibly because the pada begins with the Sutra धान्यानां भवने क्षेत्रे खञ्, P. V.2.1

pūrvapadārthaprādhānya	importance in sense possessed by the first member of a compound as noticed generally in the case of the avyayibhava com pound, which hence is defined as पूर्वपदार्थप्रधानोव्ययीभावः M.Bh on P.I I. I.6, II.1.20, II. 1.49.

prādhānya	preponderance, principal nature as opposed to the subordinate one ( विशेषण्त्व ); confer, compare यत्र प्राधान्येन अल् आश्रीयते तत्रैव प्रतिषेधः स्यात् Mahābhāṣya of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini (Dr. Kielhorn's edition ). on P. I. 1. 56. confer, compare also प्राधान्येन व्यपदेशा भवन्ति ।

Vedabase Search

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dhānya	of grains	SB 11.21.12

dhānya	paddy	CC Adi 13.117

dhānya	rice paddy	CC Adi 13.114

dhānya-kṣetre	in paddy fields	CC Madhya 18.5

dhānya-kṣetre	in paddy fields	CC Madhya 18.5

dhānya-rāśi	heaps of paddy	CC Adi 12.12

dhānya-rāśi	heaps of paddy	CC Adi 12.12

dhānyam ādāya	capturing some grains of paddy	SB 10.11.10

dhānyam ādāya	capturing some grains of paddy	SB 10.11.10

ḍākinyaḥ yātudhānyaḥ ca kuṣmāṇḍāḥ	witches and devils, enemies of children	SB 10.6.24

cyuta-dhānya	the paddy He brought to barter having mostly fallen	SB 10.11.11

ḍākinyaḥ yātudhānyaḥ ca kuṣmāṇḍāḥ	witches and devils, enemies of children	SB 10.6.24

dhana-dhānyavān	very rich, possessing wealth and rice	CC Adi 14.55

cyuta-dhānya	the paddy He brought to barter having mostly fallen	SB 10.11.11

dhana-dhānyavān	very rich, possessing wealth and rice	CC Adi 14.55

ḍākinyaḥ yātudhānyaḥ ca kuṣmāṇḍāḥ	witches and devils, enemies of children	SB 10.6.24

prādhānyam	supremacy	SB 11.14.1

prādhānyataḥ	which are principal	BG 10.19

prādhānyataḥ	chiefly	SB 2.6.46

yātudhānyaḥ	demonesses	SB 3.19.20

yātudhānyaḥ	carnivorous female demons	SB 8.10.48

yātudhānyaḥ	the wives of the Rākṣasas	SB 9.10.24

yātudhānyaḥ	disturbing elements, bad elements	SB 10.6.3

ḍākinyaḥ yātudhānyaḥ ca kuṣmāṇḍāḥ	witches and devils, enemies of children	SB 10.6.24

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dhānya	noun (neuter) a kind of house (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a measure 4 sesamum seeds (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Cyperus Rotundus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) coriander (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) corn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 846/72933

dhānya	adjective consisting or made of grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 28535/72933

dhānyabhakṣaka	noun (masculine) a kind of bird Frequency rank 55412/72933

dhānyabīja	noun (masculine neuter) coriander (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 55411/72933

dhānyaja	noun (neuter) coriander Frequency rank 36009/72933

dhānyaka	noun (neuter) dhānyāka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Coriandrum sativum Linn. (G.J. Meulenbeld (1974), 565) coriander (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 6325/72933

dhānyamālinī	noun (feminine) name of the mother of Rāvaṇas son Atikāya Frequency rank 55413/72933

dhānyamāṣa	noun (masculine) a particular measure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 36010/72933

dhānyarāja	noun (masculine) barley (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 28536/72933

dhānyavant	adjective rich in grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 15790/72933

dhānyavīra	noun (masculine) Phaseolus Radiatus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 55414/72933

dhānyaśaila	noun (masculine) a symbolical mountain made of grain Frequency rank 36011/72933

dhānyaśreṣṭha	noun (neuter) a kind of rice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 55415/72933

aprādhānya	noun (neuter) inferiority (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) non-superiority (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) subordination (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 26491/72933

araṇyadhānya	noun (neuter) wild rice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 44818/72933

ardhadhānya	noun (masculine) a kind of rice Frequency rank 44949/72933

kudhānya	noun (neuter) an inferior kind of grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 21102/72933

kumbhīdhānya	noun (masculine) one who has grain stored in jars sufficient for six days or (according to others) for one year's consumption (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 21108/72933

kumbhīdhānyaka	noun (masculine) one who has grain stored in jars sufficient for six days or (according to others) for one year's consumption (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 34143/72933

kuśūladhānyaka	noun (masculine) [a term similar to kumbhīdhānyaka] Frequency rank 49852/72933

kusūladhānya	noun (masculine) a Brahmin who has grain stored for three years consumption Frequency rank 49888/72933

kusūladhānyaka	noun (masculine) householder etc who has three years grain in store (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 49889/72933

kṛṣṇadhānya	noun (neuter) black variety of barley (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 50017/72933

kośadhānya	noun (neuter) any leguminous plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 50222/72933

koṣadhānya	noun (neuter) Frequency rank 50229/72933

chattradhānya	noun (neuter) coriander (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 52507/72933

tuvaradhānya	noun (masculine) a kind of grain Frequency rank 53717/72933

tṛṇadhānya	noun (neuter) a class of grain wild rice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 16821/72933

devadhānya	noun (neuter) Andropogon Saccharatus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Andropogon Sorgum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Holcus Sorgum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Sorghum vulgare Pers. (G.J. Meulenbeld (1974), 563) Sorgum Cernuum Zea mays Linn. (G.J. Meulenbeld (1974), 563) Frequency rank 35827/72933

pavitradhānya	noun (neuter) barley (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 57602/72933

pūtadhānya	noun (neuter) sesamum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 58517/72933

prādhānya	noun (neuter) ascendency (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) predominance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) prevalence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) supremacy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 3362/72933

bahudhānya	noun (masculine) name of the 12th or 46th year in a 60 years" cycle of Jupiter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 60111/72933

bījadhānya	noun (neuter) coriander (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 37670/72933

munidhānya	noun (neuter) wild rice Frequency rank 62358/72933

rājadhānya	noun (neuter) a kind of rice Panicum Frumentaceum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 38714/72933

vaṃśadhānya	noun (masculine neuter) the seed of the bamboo (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 64972/72933

vidhānya	noun (neuter) [agr.] ? Frequency rank 30196/72933

vrīhidhānyaka	noun (masculine) a kind of rice Frequency rank 67039/72933

vrīhisaṃdhānya	noun (neuter) a kind of rice Frequency rank 67042/72933

śamīdhānya	noun (neuter) Śamī grain (one of the 5 classes of grain) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 16176/72933

śimbīdhānya	noun (neuter) leguminous grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 25593/72933

śūkadhānya	noun (neuter) any awned or bearded grain (one of the 5 kinds of grain) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 15262/72933

saptadhānya	noun (neuter) the 7 kinds of grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 18565/72933

sudhānya	noun (neuter) a kind of rice Frequency rank 70869/72933

homadhānya	noun (neuter) sesamum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 72746/72933

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araṇyadhānya	Go to nīvāra.
dhānyābhraka	paddy mica; powdered mica mixed with śālidhānya (paddy) in a cloth and put in kānjika (fermented rice water).
dhānyaka	Plant coriander seeds; Coriandrum sativum.
navadhānya	new grain.
śamīdhānya	legumes, ex: green gram.
ṣaṣṭikadhānya	grain harvested in sixty days, ex. millets.
śūka	sting, spike; śūkadhānya grain with sting, ex: rice, wheat.
veśavāra	1.ginger (sunṭhi), pepper (marīca), long pepper (pippali), coriander (dhānyaka),black cumin (ajāji), pomegranate (dāḍima), piper chaba (pippalimūlam) together are known as veśavāra; 2. boneless meat minced, steamed and added with spices, ghee et Century

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