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Definition: Concussion |
ConcussionNoun1. Injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness. 2. Any violent blow. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "concussion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Etymology: Concussion \Con*cus"sion\, noun. [Latin expression concussio, from concutere, concussum, to shake violenty; con- quatere to shake. See Cashier, Quash.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | Shock or sharp airwaves caused by an explosion or heavy blow. (references) |
Public Administration | Momentary and reversible injury to the brain causing a brief period of unconsciousness. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Impulse | Percussion, concussion, collision, occursion, clash, encounter, cannon, carambole, appulse, shock, crash, bump; impact; elan; charge; (attack); beating; (punishment). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Concussion |
| English words defined with "concussion": Bufferhead ♦ concuss, Concussion fuse, Contrecoup ♦ Icequake ♦ Railway spine ♦ Shog, Slip link ♦ To see stars. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "concussion": blast ear ♦ cerebral irritation, commotio cerebri ♦ detonating agent ♦ otic blast injury ♦ spaced loading. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "concussion": Inconcussible. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Concussion" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (fefalcation). |
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Screenplays | If it's a concussion, you have to keep her conscious, okay? (Clueless; writing credit: Amy Heckerling.) | |
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 | Fires a full broadside of nine 16"/50 and six 5"/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Photographed by PHAN J. Alan Elliott. Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil. Credit: NAVY. |  | Firing a six-gun salvo from her forward 16"/50 gun turrets, during her shakedown, circa August 1944. Note six 16-inch projectiles in the air at right, and concussion effect on the water alongside the ship. Photographed by Arthur Stratham. Credit: NAVY. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The severity of a TBI can range from a mild concussion to the extremes of coma or even death. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Belarus | All of the detainees were beaten, and one young woman was rushed to the hospital with a concussion after her release. (references) |
Indonesia | One reporter, from the Jakarta-based daily newspaper Republika, suffered a concussion and was in the hospital for 5 days. (references) | |
Human Rights | Yugoslavia | He suffered a concussion and other serious injuries. (references) |
Minorities | Slovak Republic | On September 30, a group of approximately 50 skinheads attacked a 20-year-old Roma, Marek Balasz; he was hospitalized with a concussion and several broken fingers. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Concussion" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.96% of the time. "Concussion" is used about 96 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.96% | 95 | 33,629 |
| Noun (common) | 1.04% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 96 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "concussion": Brain Concussion ♦ Concussion fuse ♦ Concussion fuze ♦ concussion of the brain ♦ Gauge concussion. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "concussion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tronditje (emotion, ferment, jar, thrill, throb, toss, trauma, tumult). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | هزة (jerk, jolt, jolting, shake, shock, wag), صدمة (hit, impact, jar, jolt, shock, stun, trauma), إرتجاج المخ, رجة (jerk, shake, shock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сътресение (commotion, convulsion, earthquake, jar, jolt, percussion, shake, shock), разтърсване (bump, jounce, rouse, shake, shock, turn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | otřes mozku. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | concussio, commotio (commotion), voldsom rystelse, hjernerystelse (cerebral concussion, concussion of the brain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | concussio (commotio, commotion), commotio (commotion), stoot (prick, push, spades, sting), schudding (commotio, commotion), schok (commotio, commotion, impact, jerk, shake, shaking, shock), hersenschudding (cerebral concussion, concussion of the brain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تصادم (Clash, Collission, Shock, Smash), ضربت سخت (Shock, Slog, Swipe), صدمه مغزکه منجربه بیهوشی میشود, صدمه (Disservice, Harm, Hurt, Indemnity, Injury, Maim, Scathe, Shock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | aivotärähdys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | secousse, commotion cérébrale (cerebral concussion, commotio cerebri, concussion of the brain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gehirnerschütterung, Erschütterung (blow, commotion, convulsion, disruption, earthquake, jar, repercussion, shock, tremor, vibration). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διάσειση (commotio, commotion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | זעזוע (agitation, convulsion, jerk, shake, shock, start, thrill, tribulation, turbulence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | sokk (shock), megrázkódás (shake). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | bantingan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | commozione cerebrale (cerebral concussion, concussion of the brain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 振盪 (impact, shock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | し"とう (degree of kinship, heart, impact, mind, newly forged sword, newparty, osmosis, penetration, permeation, sacred light, Shinto, shock, sword made after the year 1615). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | tharmane (alarm, atmospherics, blow, boom, boom noise, clash, confusion, continual noise, crash, crash of noise, din, report, rumble, rumbling, smacking, tumult), polt (bang, blast, blast explosion, clap, crack, crack sound, detonation, explosion, flap, rap, report, shot, snap, stroke, thump), covuilley (collide, collision, reciprocate, reciprocating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | hjernerystelse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oncussioncay concussão, comoção (affection, emotion, sensation, shock). (various references) comoţie (shell shock), ciocnire (affair, bump, clash, click, collision, conflict, contradiction, dash, encounter, foul, hit, impact, jar, jostle, passage, shock), zguduire (commotion, convulsion, shake, shake up, shaking, shock), izbiturã (bang, blow, bounce, bump, dash, hit, jolt, knock, stroke), bãtaie (battue, beat, beating, blow, box, bursting, close, cudgeling, cuff, cuffing, drubbing, dusting, fight, fighting, flogging, fray, lacing, licking, Pat, patter, pattering, percussion, pick, range, rattle, row, run, scramble, scrap, scuffle, set to, shot, slap, slapping, stroke, sweep, thrashing, throbbing, thud, thump, toll, tussle, warming), şoc (dash, hit, jar, jerk, jolt, kick, percussion, reaction, shock). (various references) сотрясение (commotion, percussion, shake, shaking, thrill, toss, tremor). (various references) potres (quake, shake, shock, temblor, turn). (various references) conmoción cerebral, conmoción (commotion, earthquake, ferment, fuss, shake up, shock, stir), concusión (extortion). (various references) hjärnskakning (concussion of the brain), stöt (blast, bump, dig, hit, impact, impingement, impulse, jab, jar, jerk, job, jog, jolt, jostle, knock, pass, percussion, prod, push, shock, shove, thrust, thump). (various references) sarsma (erosion, jog, joggle, shake, shaking), sarsıntı (bump, convulsion, jerk, joggle, jolt, jounce, quake, shake, shock, trauma, tremor), darbe (bash, beat, biff, blow, brunt, bump, chop, clip, clout, coup, coup de main, coup d'etat, crusher, cut, dash, facer, finisher, hack, hit, ictus, impact, jolt, kayo, knock, pound, putsch, shock, smasher, stroke, thwack, whack, whammy), beyin sarsıntısı (concussion of the brain), şok (blow, impact, jar, jolt, jounce, quick-freezing, shock, trauma). (various references) струс (jar, shake, shake up, shaking, squat, tremor), контузія (contusion, shell shock), поштовх (fillip, hit, hitch, impetus, impulse, jog, joggle, kick, poke, propulsion, push, put, shake, shock, thrust, toss). (various references) sự rung chuyển (commotion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | concussum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "concussion": concussions. (additional references) | |
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"Concussion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cinecasino, concasion, concission, concossion, concssion, concursion, concusion, concussio, confussion, consussion, contussion, conussion. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "concussion" (pronounced kunku"shun) |
| 5 | -k u" sh u n | discussion, percussion, repercussion. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-i-n-n-o-o-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: conscious. | |
-3 letters: concuss, cousins, nuncios, unisons. | |
-4 letters: ciscos, conics, conins, cousin, nuncio, onions, scions, sonics, unions, unison. | |
-5 letters: cions, cisco, cocos, coins, conic, conin, conns, conus, coons, cusso, icons, incus, nisus, noons, nouns, onion, scion, sinus, sonic, sunns, uncos, union. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-i-n-n-o-o-s-s-u" | |
+1 letter: conclusions, concussions, unconscious. | |
+2 letters: consecutions, nonconscious. | |
+3 letters: conscientious, consciousness, constructions, inconspicuous, unconsciouses, unconsciously. | |
+4 letters: nonconclusions. | |
+5 letters: conscientiously, consciousnesses, conspicuousness, constructionist, cotransductions, deconstructions, inconspicuously, misconstruction, reconstructions, unconsciousness. | |
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