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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NAME, n.
1. That by which a thing is called; the sound or combination of sounds used to express an idea, or any material substance, quality or act; an appellation attached to a thing by customary use, by which it may be vocally distinguished from other things. A name may be attached to an individual only, and is then proper or appropriate, as John, Thomas, London, Paris; or it may be attached to a species, genus, or class of things, as sheep, goat, horse, tree, animal, which are called common names, specific or generic.
2. The letters or characters written or engraved, expressing the sounds by which a person or thing is known and distinguished.
3. A person.
They list with women each degenerate name.
4. Reputation; character; that which is commonly said of a person; as a good name; a bad name.
5. Renown; fame; honor; celebrity; eminence; praise; distinction.
What men of name resort to him?
6. Remembrance; memory.
The Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven. Deutoronomy 29.
7. Appearance only; sound only; not reality; as a friend in name. Revelation 3.
8. Authority; behalf; part; as in the name of the people. When a man speaks or acts in the name of another, he does it by their authority or in their behalf, as their representative.
9. Assumed character of another.
Had forged a treason in my patrons name.
10. In Scripture, the name of God signifies his titles, his attributes, his will or purpose,, his honor and glory, his word, his grace, his wisdom, power and goodness, his worship or service, or God himself.
11. Issue; posterity that preserves the name. Deutoronomy 25.
12. In grammar, a noun.
To call names, to apply opprobrious names; to call by reproachful appellations.
To take the name of God in vain, to swear falsely or profanely,, or to use the name of God with levity or contempt. Exodus 20.
To know by name, to honor by a particular friendship or familiarity. Exodus 33.
Christian name, the name a person receives by baptism, as distinguished from surname.
NAME, v.t. to call, to name, to invoke.
1. To set or give to any person or thing a sound or combination of sounds by which it may be known and distinguished ; to call; to give an appellation to.
She named the child Ichabod. 2 Samuel 4.
Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work confusion named.
2. To mention by name; to utter or pronounce the sound or sounds by which a person or thing is known and distinguished.
Neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One.
3. To nominate; to designate for any purpose by name.
Thou shalt anoint to me him whom I name to thee. I Samuel 16.
4. To entitle.
To the name of Christ, to make profession of faith in him. 2 Timothy 4.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
2: a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
3: family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" [syn: name, gens]
4: a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music" [syn: name, figure, public figure]
5: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
6: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase [syn: name, epithet] v
1: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: name, call]
2: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" [syn: name, identify]
3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: name, nominate, make]
4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: appoint, name, nominate, constitute]
5: mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
6: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer]
7: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name]
8: give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" [syn: list, name]
9: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis [syn: diagnose, name]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo name, Latin nomen, Greek onoma, onyma Date: before 12th century 1. a. a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or thing b. a word or symbol used in logic to designate an entity 2. a descriptive often disparaging epithet <called him names> 3. a. reputation <gave the town a bad name> b. an illustrious record ; fame <made a name for himself in golf> c. a person or thing with a reputation 4. family, clan 5. appearance as opposed to reality <a friend in name only> 6. one referred to by a name <praise his holy name> II. transitive verb (named; naming) Date: before 12th century 1. to give a name to ; call 2. a. to mention or identify by name <refused to name a suspect> b. to accuse by name 3. to nominate for office ; appoint 4. to decide on ; choose <name the day for the wedding> 5. to mention explicitly ; specify <unwilling to name a price> • namer noun III. adjective Date: 1598 1. of, relating to, or bearing a name <name tags> 2. appearing in the name of a literary or theatrical production 3. a. having an established reputation b. featuring celebrities

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a the word by which an individual person, animal, place, or thing is known, spoken of, etc. (mentioned him by name; her name is Joanna). b all who go under one name; a family, clan, or people in terms of its name (the Scottish name). 2 a a usu. abusive term used of a person etc. (called him names). b a word denoting an object or esp. a class of objects, ideas, etc. (what is the name of that kind of vase?; that sort of behaviour has no name). 3 a famous person (many great names were there). 4 a reputation, esp. a good one (has a name for honesty; their name is guarantee enough). 5 something existing only nominally (opp. FACT, REALITY). 6 (attrib.) widely known (a name brand of shampoo). --v.tr. 1 give a usu. specified name to (named the dog Spot). 2 call (a person or thing) by the right name (named the man in the photograph). 3 mention; specify; cite (named his requirements). 4 nominate; appoint, etc. (was named the new chairman). 5 specify as something desired (named it as her dearest wish). 6 Brit. Parl. (of the Speaker) mention (an MP) as disobedient to the chair. Phrases and idioms: by name called (Tom by name). have to one's name possess. in all but name virtually. in name (or name only) as a mere formality; hardly at all (is the leader in name only). in a person's name = in the name of. in the name of calling to witness; invoking (in the name of goodness). in one's own name independently; without authority. make a name for oneself become famous. name after (US for) call (a person) by the name of (a specified person) (named him after his uncle Roger). name-calling abusive language. name-child (usu. foll. by of) one named after another person. name-day 1 the feast-day of a saint after whom a person is named. 2 Brit. = ticket-day. name the day arrange a date (esp. of a woman fixing the date for her wedding). name-drop (-dropped, -dropping) indulge in name-dropping. name-dropper a person who name-drops. name-dropping the familiar mention of famous people as a form of boasting. name names mention specific names, esp. in accusation. name of the game colloq. the purpose or essence of an action etc. name-part the title role in a play etc. name-plate a plate or panel bearing the name of an occupant of a room etc. name-tape a tape fixed to a garment etc. and bearing the name of the owner. of (or by) the name of called. put one's name down for 1 apply for. 2 promise to subscribe (a sum). what's in a name? names are arbitrary labels. you name it colloq. no matter what; whatever you like. Derivatives: nameable adj. Etymology: OE nama, noma, (ge)namian f. Gmc, rel. to L nomen, Gk onoma

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Name Name, n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf. Anonymous, Ignominy, Misnomer, Nominal, Noun.] 1. The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class. Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. --Gen. ii. 19. What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. --Shak. 2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts. His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. --Is. ix. 6. 3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction. What men of name resort to him? --Shak. Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. --Eph. i. 21. I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. --1 Macc. iii. 14. He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin. --Deut. xxii. 19. The king's army . . . had left no good name behind. --Clarendon. 4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family. The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities. --Motley. 5. A person, an individual. [Poetic] They list with women each degenerate name. --Dryden. Christian name. (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal name. (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not. Given name. See under Given. In name, in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name. In the name of. (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. `` I charge you in the duke's name to obey me.'' --Shak. (b) In the represented or assumed character of. ``I'll to him again in name of Brook.'' --Shak. Name plate, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate. Pen name, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume. --Bayard Taylor. Proper name (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing. To call names, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations. To take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. --Ex. xx. 7. Syn: Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. Usage: Name, Appellation, Title, Denomination. Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term, used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Name Name, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Named; p. pr. & vb. n. Naming.] [AS. namian. See Name, n.] 1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call. She named the child Ichabod. --1 Sam. iv. 21. Thus was the building left Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. --Milton. 2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention. None named thee but to praise. --Halleck. Old Yew, which graspest at the stones That name the underlying dead. --Tennyson. 3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding. Whom late you have named for consul. --Shak. 4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand. Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(names, naming, named) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The name of a person, place, or thing is the word or group of words that is used to identify them. 'What's his name?'—'Peter.'... I don't even know if Sullivan's his real name... They changed the name of the street. N-COUNT: usu with poss 2. When you name someone or something, you give them a name, usually at the beginning of their life. My mother insisted on naming me Horace. ...a man named John T. Benson... VERB: V n n, V-ed 3. If you name someone or something after another person or thing, you give them the same name as that person or thing. Why have you not named any of your sons after yourself? VERB: V n after n, also V n for n 4. If you name someone, you identify them by stating their name. It's nearly thirty years since a journalist was jailed for refusing to name a source... One of the victims of the weekend's snowstorm has been named as twenty-year-old John Barr. VERB: V n, V n as n 5. If you name something such as a price, time, or place, you say what you want it to be. Call Marty, tell him to name his price. = state VERB: V n 6. If you name the person for a particular job, you say who you want to have the job. The England manager will be naming a new captain, to replace the injured David Beckham... When the chairman of Campbell's retired, McGovern was named as his successor... Early in 1941 he was named commander of the Afrika Korps. VERB: V n, be V-ed as n, be V-ed n, also V n as n, V n n 7. You can refer to the reputation of a person or thing as their name. He had a name for good judgement... She's never had any drug problems or done anything to give jazz a bad name. = reputation N-COUNT: usu sing 8. You can refer to someone as, for example, a famous name or a great name when they are well-known. (JOURNALISM) ...some of the most famous names in modelling and show business. = star N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft adj N 9. see also assumed name, big name, brand name, Christian name, code name, first name, given name, maiden name, middle name, pet name 10. If something is in someone's name, it officially belongs to them or is reserved for them. The house is in my husband's name... A double room had been reserved for him in the name of Muller. PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v 11. If someone does something in the name of a group of people, they do it as the representative of that group. In the United States the majority governs in the name of the people... PHRASE: PHR n, usu PHR after v 12. If you do something in the name of an ideal or an abstract thing, you do it in order to preserve or promote that thing. ...one of those rare occasions in history when a political leader risked his own power in the name of the greater public good... PHRASE: PHR n/-ing, usu PHR after v 13. People sometimes use expressions such as 'in the name of heaven' or 'in the name of humanity' to add emphasis to a question or request. What in the name of heaven's going on?... In the name of humanity I ask the government to reappraise this important issue. PHRASE: PHR n, PHR with cl [emphasis] 14. When you mention someone or something by name, or address someone by name, you use their name. He greets customers by name and enquires about their health. PHRASE: PHR after v 15. You can use by name or by the name of when you are saying what someone is called. (FORMAL) ...a young Australian, Harry Busteed by name... This guy, Jack Smith, does he go by the name of Jackal? PHRASE 16. If someone calls you names, they insult you by saying unpleasant things to you or about you. At my last school they called me names because I was so slow... They had called her rude names. PHRASE: V inflects 17. If you say that something is the name of the game, you mean that it is the most important aspect of a situation. (INFORMAL) The name of the game is survival. PHRASE 18. If you make a name for yourself or make your name as something, you become well-known for that thing. She was beginning to make a name for herself as a portrait photographer... He made his name with several collections of short stories. PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR as n 19. If you name names, you identify the people who have done something, often something wrong. Nobody was prepared to risk prosecution by actually naming names. PHRASE: V inflects 20. If something such as a newspaper or an official body names and shames people who have performed badly or who have done something wrong, it identifies those people by name. The government will also name and shame the worst performing airlines. PHRASE: Vs inflect 21. You say you name it, usually after or before a list, to indicate that you are talking about a very wide range of things. I also enjoy windsurfing, tennis, racquetball, swimming, you name it. PHRASE

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

nam (shem; onoma; Latin nomen (2 Esdras 4:1); verbs onomazo; Latin nomino (2 Esdras 5:26)): A "name" is that by which a person, place or thing is marked and known. In Scripture, names were generally descriptive of the person, of his position, of some circumstance affecting him, hope entertained concerning him, etc., so that "the name" often came to stand for the person. In Ac 1:15; Re 3:4, onoma stands for "persons"; compare Nu 26:53,55.

I. Old Testament Word and Use.

1. General:

The word for "name" in the Old Testament is shem (also the name of one of the sons of Noah). The etymology is uncertain, although it may be from shamah (obs.), "to set a mark"; shum is the Aramaic form. For the name as descriptive of the person see NAMES. Besides designating persons, the name also stands for fame, renown, reputation, character gained or expressed, etc. (Ge 6:4; 2Sa 7:9,23, etc.); it might be an "evil name" (De 22:14,19); the "name" is also equivalent to a "people" or "nation" (which might be "blotted out," i.e. destroyed (De 7:24, etc.)); to speak or write "in the name" signified authority (Ex 5:23; 1Ki 21:8, etc.); to "call one's name" over a place or people indicated possession or ownership (2Sa 12:28; Am 9:12, etc.); to act "in the name" was to represent (De 25:6); to be called or known "by name" indicated special individual notice (Ex 31:2; Isa 43:1; 45:3,4). Ge 2:19,20 even displays a conception of identity between the name and the thing.

"To name" is sometimes 'amar, "to say" (1Sa 16:3); dabhar, "to speak" (Ge 23:16); naqabh, "to mark out" (Nu 1:17); qara', "to call" (Ge 48:16; Isa 61:6).

2. The Divine Name:

Of special interest is the usage with respect to the name of God. (For the various Divine names and their significance see GOD, NAMES OF.) He revealed Himself to Israel through Moses by a new name (which was at the same time that of the God of their fathers)--JEHOVAH (which see) (Yahweh)--the nature of which should be shown by His manifestations on their behalf (Ex 3:13-16; 15:2,3). The "name of God was therefore not a mere word, but the whole of" the Divine manifestation, the character of God as revealed in His relations to His people and in His dealings with them (Ex 9:16; Jos 7:9; 9:9, etc.). The "name of Yahweh" was proclaimed to Moses on Mt. Sinai, "Yah, Yahweh, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth," etc. (Ex 34:6); the name Yahweh (so revealed) was (Ex 3:15) His "memorial Name" (so, often, in the American Standard Revised Version; see MEMORIAL). His sole Deity was such an important element in His name that De 6:4 f was termed the "Shema" (from shema`, "hear," the first word in 6:4), the first article of Israelite faith, taught to all the children, written on the phylacteries, and still recited as the first act in public and private worship "twice a day by every adult male Jew." Where Yahweh is said to record His name, or to put His name in a place (or person), some special Divine manifestation is implied, making the place or person sacred to Him (Ex 20:24; 1Ki 8:16). His "name" was in the angel of His Presence (Ex 23:21); what He does is "for his great name's sake," in fidelity to and vindication of His revealed character and covenant relationship (2Ch 6:32; Ps 25:11); the great things He should do would be "for a name" (Isa 55:13); He would give His people a new name, "an everlasting name" (Isa 56:5); to be "called by" the name of Yahweh is "to be his people" (2Ch 7:14; Isa 43:7); it implies "protection," etc. (Isa 63:19; Jer 14:8,9); to "call upon" the name of Yahweh was "to worship him" as God (Ge 21:33; 26:25, etc.); "to confess" His name, to "acknowledge him" (1Ki 8:33,35); to love, trust, act in, etc., "the name," was to love, trust, etc., Yahweh Himself (Ps 5:11; 7:17). Very frequently, especially in the Psalms and prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah, "the name" of God stands for "God himself"; to "forget his name" was "to depart from him" (Jer 23:27); "to minister, prophesy, or speak" in His name signified Divine appointment, inspiration, authority (Jer 11:21; 14:14,15, etc.); we have "swearing by" or "in" the name of Yahweh (De 6:13); to take His name "in vain" was to swear falsely (Ex 20:7; Le 19:12); we have "blessing" in His name (De 10:8); "cursing" (2Ki 2:24). In Le 24:11, we have the case of one who "blasphemed the Name, and cursed," the penalty for which was death by stoning (24:13-16). In later Jewish usage (compare The Wisdom of Solomon 14:21) the sacred name Yahweh was not pronounced in reading the Scriptures, 'Adhonay ("my Lord") being substituted for it (the vowels belonging to 'Adhonay were written with the consonants of the Divine name), hence, the frequent term "the Lord" in the King James Version, for which the American Standard Revised Version substitutes "Yahweh."

II. New Testament Word and Use.

1. Character and Work of the Person:

In the New Testament onoma has frequently also the significance of denoting the "character," or "work" of the person, e.g. Mt 1:21, "Thou shalt call his name Jesus; for it is he that shall save," etc. (Lu 1:31; 2:21; 1:63, "His name is John"; compare the new names given to Simon, James and John; Saul's new name of "Paul"). The "name" of God has the same relation to the character of God as in the Old Testament (Mt 6:9; "Father, glorify thy name," Joh 12:28); it is manifested by Christ (Joh 17:26; compare Joh 17:3); the name of Jesus, as manifesting God, takes the place of the name of Yahweh in the Old Testament (compare Jas 2:7 with Jer 14:9, and see below); to Him is given "the name which is above every name; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow .... and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father," Php 2:9,10 (compare Isa 45:23); "It is not the name Jesus, but the name of Jesus" (Lightfoot), i.e. the name ("Lord,") received by Jesus; we have with reference to Jesus simply "the Name" (Ac 5:41, "worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name"; Jas 5:14 (probable text, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek), "in the Name"; 3 Joh 1:7, "for the sake of the Name"); the "name of Christ" is equivalent to "Christ himself" (Mt 10:22; 19:29); it is the same thing as "his manifestation" (Joh 20:31); therefore "to believe on his name" is to believe in Him as manifested in His life and work (Joh 1:12; 2:23); "in the name of God" means sent by God, as representing Him, with Divine authority (Mt 21:9; 23:39); in like manner, we have "prophesying" or "preaching" in the name of Jesus (Ac 4:18; 5:28). The "name of Jesus" represented His "authority" and "power," e.g. working miracles in His name (Mt 7:22; Mr 9:39; Ac 4:7, `by what name (or "power") have ye done this?'), and it is contrasted with casting out evil spirits by some other name or power (Ac 16:18; 19:17). The gospel, of salvation was to be preached "in his name," by His authority and as making it effectual (Lu 24:47); sinners were justified "through his name" (Ac 10:43; 1Co 6:11); sins were forgiven "for his name's sake" (1 Joh 2:12); men "called upon the name" of Jesus, as they had done on that of Yahweh (Ac 9:14,21 (compare Ac 7:59); Ro 10:13,14).

"To name the name" of Christ was to belong to Him (2Ti 2:19); the calling of His name on the Gentiles signified their acceptance as God's people (Ac 15:17 (quoted from Am 9:12); compare Ro 1:5); to "hold fast his name" is to be true to Him as made known (Re 2:13; 3:8); to be "gathered together in his name," to "do all'' things in his name," is as "acknowledging him" (Mt 18:20; Col 3:17); "to baptize in" or "into the name" of Jesus Christ (Ac 2:38; 22:16, "calling on his name," contrasted with baptizing into one's own name in 1Co 13, eis) is "to call over them his name" (in the rite), as claiming them for Christ and as their acknowledgment of Him or of faith in Him--becoming His disciples; similarly, to baptize "into (eis) the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," represents "dedication to" God as He has been revealed in Christ.

"In the name of" means "as representing" (or as being), e.g. "in the name of a prophet," of "a righteous man," or of "a disciple" (Mt 10:41,42); to receive a little child "in Christ's name," i.e. as belonging to Him, is to receive Himself (Mt 18:5; Mr 9:37; 9:41 to disciples, the Revised Version (British and American) "because ye are Christ's," margin "Greek: in name that ye are (Christ's)"; Lu 9:48; compare Mt 18:20; Mr 13:6, "Many shall come in my name"; Lu 21:8).

2. In Relation to Prayer:

The significance of the name of Jesus in relation to prayer deserves special notice. To pray in the name of Jesus, to ask anything in His name, according to His promises, "Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do" (Joh 14:13; compare Joh 14:14; 15:16; 16:23); "Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask .... that your joy may be made full" (Joh 16:24), is not merely to add to our prayers (as is so often unthinkingly done): "we ask all in the name of Jesus," or "through Jesus Christ our Lord," etc., but to pray or ask as His representatives on earth, in His mission and stead, in His spirit and with His aim; it implies union with Christ and abiding in Him, He in us and we in Him. The meaning of the phrase is, "as being one with me even as I am revealed to you." Its two correlatives are "in me" (Joh 6:56; 14:20; 15:4 ff; 16:33; compare 1Joh 5:20), and the Pauline "in Christ" (Westcott, The Gospel according to John).

W. L. Walker

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Appellation, title, epithet, denomination, designation, descriptive term. 2. Reputation, repute, credit, character. 3. Note, distinction, fame, renown, celebrity, eminence, honor, praise. 4. Authority, behalf, part, stead. 5. Family, connection, race. 6. Memory, remembrance. 7. Person, individual. II. v. a. 1. Denominate, entitle, style, term, call, dub, phrase, christen, give an appellation to. 2. Mention, speak of, call by name. 3. Nominate, designate, specify, indicate.

Moby Thesaurus

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