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signify_v offspring_n of_o growth_n or_o stature_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o infant_n infant_n manual_n of_o contro_n p._n 372_o to_o 377._o s._n n._n antid_v