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 The dictionary was derived from the
          Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
                  Version published 1913
                by the  C. & G. Merriam Co.
                    Springfield, Mass.
                  Under the direction of
                 Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D.

 and is being proof-read and supplemented by volunteers from around the world.
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 GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English, version 0.51
 Copyright (C) 1992-2012 Patrick J. Cassidy

 GCIDE is based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Version
 (published 1913) with additions from WordNet, and is proof-read
 and supplemented by volunteers from around the world.

 GCIDE is free dictionary; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
 any later version.

 GCIDE is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.

 For a full text of the GNU General Public License, see
 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ .

 For additional information or if you are willing to assist further
 construction of this dictionary, write to: gcide@gnu.org .
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    A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for.   --Locke.