table : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a table of statistical data
  actuarial table.
  

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• astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise.

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• (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.

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• (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.

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• noun game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played
  billiard table; pool table.
  

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• noun a table where breakfast is eaten
  

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• noun a table for playing cards (as in a casino)
  
• noun a small light table with folding legs; can be folded for storage
  

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• a table for use inplaying cards, esp. one having a leaf which folds over.

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• the communion table.

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• noun low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served
  cocktail table.
  

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• noun low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served
  cocktail table.
  

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• noun an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table
  

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• noun the table in Christian churches where communion is given
  altar; communion table.
  

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• the table upon which the elements are placed at the celebration of the Lord's supper.

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• noun the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting
  council board; conference table.
  

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• noun a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
  console.
  

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• a table whose top is supported by two or more consoles instead of legs.

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Cor"bel-ta`ble noun

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1. (Arch.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them.

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• noun a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates; row headings are the scores on one variable and column headings are the scores on the second variables and a cell shows how many times the score on that row was associated with the score in that column
  

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• the table round which a council holds consultation; also, the council itself in deliberation.

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• noun the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting
  council board; conference table.
  

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• noun a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each
  

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• (Nat. Hist.), tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs.

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• noun a table at which meals are served
  board.
  
  • he helped her clear the dining table
  • a feast was spread upon the board

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• noun dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served
  

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• noun the dining table where dinner is served and eaten
  

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• noun a worktable with adjustable top
  drafting table.
  

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• noun a worktable with adjustable top
  drafting table.
  

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• noun low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
  dressing table; vanity; dresser.
  

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• a table at which a person may dress, and on which articles for the toilet stand.

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• noun a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface
  

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• (Arch.), the lowest course of stones visible in a building; the ground table.

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• a table so constructed as to be readily extended or contracted in length.

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• noun the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)
  

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• noun a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips
  

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• noun a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs
  

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• noun an ordered reference standard
  scale of measurement; scale; ordered series.
  
  • judging on a scale of 1 to 10

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• . (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.

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• . (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.

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• a a table on which hazard is played, or any game of chance for stakes.

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• noun a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons
  

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• a trough or table from which the inking roller receives its ink.

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• noun pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental
  Japanese red pine; Pinus densiflora.
  

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• noun (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights
  King Arthur's Round Table.
  

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• noun a table in the kitchen
  

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• noun in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court
  

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• a round table adapted for a circle of persons playing loo.

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• noun the table in Christian churches where communion is given
  altar; communion table.
  

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• . (a) (Astron.) Tables of the moon's motions, arranged for computing the moon's true place at any time past or future . (b) (Navigation) Tables for correcting an observed lunar distance on account of refraction and parallax.

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• a table or register exhibiting the state of the air and its temperature, weight, dryness, moisture, motion, etc.

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• noun an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc
  

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• a table giving the product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12.

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• adjective satellite able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
  negotiable.
  
  • negotiable demands
  • the proposal is still on the table

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• noun table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation
  

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• noun a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width
  

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• noun a table supported by a single central column
  

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• a machine for sorting ores by agitation in running water.

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• noun (chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law
  

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• noun a low table set below a pier glass
  

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• a table made to stand between windows.

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• noun game equipment on which pinball is played
  pinball machine.
  
  • in Britain they call a pinball machine a pin table

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• noun a table used for playing table tennis
  ping-pong table; pingpong table.
  

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• noun a table used for playing table tennis
  ping-pong table; pingpong table.
  

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• noun surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details
  

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• an instrument used for plotting the lines of a survey on paper in the field.

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• noun game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played
  billiard table; pool table.
  

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• a billiard table with pockets.

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• noun a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles
  

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• noun a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
  roundtable; round table.
  
  • a roundtable on the future of computing
• noun (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights
  King Arthur's Round Table.
  

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• noun a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views
  roundtable; round table.
  
  • a roundtable on the future of computing

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• (Bookbinding), a fixture or table having a frame in which are held the cords to which the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book.

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• a table placed either against the wall or aside from the principal table.

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• (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle.

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• noun game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played
  billiard table; pool table.
  

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• noun a table of statistical data
  actuarial table.
  

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• a table on which are dishes heated by steam for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel, restaurant, etc.

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• noun a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price
  
• adjective (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price
  prix fixe.
  

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Ta"ble d'hôte" (Also<

• Table d'hote
• Table d'hôte

)

Etymology

F., literally, table of the landlord.

Wordforms

plural Tables d'hôte

Definitions

1. A common table for guests at a hotel; an ordinary.

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• noun a game that is played on a table
  

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• noun a knife used for eating at dining table
  

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• noun a lamp that sits on a table
  

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• noun manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
  table tilting; table lifting; table tipping.
  

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• noun linens for the dining table
  napery.
  

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• noun a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table
  hot pad.
  

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• noun pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
  mustard.
  

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• noun a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
  serviette; napkin.
  

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• noun a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
  contents.
  

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• noun alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
  spirit rapping; table rapping.
  

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• noun white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
  common salt; salt.
  

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• noun a circular saw mounted under a table or bench so that the blade of the saw projects up through a slot
  

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• noun tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
  service.
  

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• noun conversation during a meal
  

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• noun alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
  spirit rapping; table rapping.
  

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• noun a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
  Ping-Pong.
  

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• noun manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
  table tilting; table lifting; table tipping.
  

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• noun manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
  table tilting; table lifting; table tipping.
  

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• noun manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
  table tilting; table lifting; table tipping.
  

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• noun wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal
  

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Ta"ble-land` noun

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1. A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau.

   The toppling crags of Duty scaled, Are close upon the shining table-lands To which our God himself is moon and sun. Tennyson.

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• noun a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales
  prickly pine; hickory pine; Pinus pungens.
  

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• noun paddle used to play table tennis
  pingpong paddle; table-tennis bat.
  

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• noun paddle used to play table tennis
  pingpong paddle; table-tennis bat.
  

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• noun a table used for playing table tennis
  ping-pong table; pingpong table.
  

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• noun a small table for serving afternoon tea
  

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• a table on which tea furniture is set, or at which tea is drunk.

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• (Pottery), a machine on which earthenware is first rudely shaped by the hand of the potter from a mass of clay revolving rapidly on a disk or table carried by a vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.

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• a table giving the time of the rise and fall of the tide at any place.

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• noun a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position
  tilt-top table; tip table.
  

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Time"-ta`ble noun

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1. A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several things are to take place, as the recitations in a school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides, etc.
2. (Railroad) A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains.
3. (Mus.) A table showing the notation, length, or duration of the several notes.

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• noun a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position
  tilt-top table; tip table.
  

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• noun a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position
  tilt-top table; tip table.
  

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• (Scot. Church), to make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are unworthy from approaching the table. McCheyne.

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• to be at table for eating.

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• to reverse the chances or conditions of success or superiority; to give the advantage to the person or side previously at a disadvantage.

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• noun low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
  dressing table; vanity; dresser.
  

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• a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.

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• noun planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall)
  

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• . (Railroad) Same as Traverse table. See under Traverse.

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• . (a) (Naut. & Surv.) A table by means of which the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course and distance may be found by inspection. It contains the lengths of the two sides of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the hypothenuse, from 1 to 100. (b) (Railroad) A platform with one or more tracks, and arranged to move laterally on wheels, for shifting cars, etc., from one line of track to another.

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• noun a table supported on trestles
  

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• a table supported by three legs.

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• verb cause a complete reversal of the circumstances
  turn the tide.
  
  • The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!

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• adjective satellite designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
  behind-the-scenes; sub-rosa.
  
  • a sub-rosa report
  • has their under-the-table backing

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• noun underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
  water level; groundwater level.
  
  • spring rains had raised the water table

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Wa"ter ta"ble

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1. (Arch.) A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see Table, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.

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• . (a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of centrifugal force, and the like. (b) A potter's wheel.

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• noun a table designed for a particular task
  worktable.
  

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• noun a desk used for writing
  secretaire; escritoire; secretary.
  

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• a table fitted or used for writing upon.

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