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Definition descendant
Etymology
From Middle English dessendaunte, borrowed from Middle French, from Latin d?scend?ns, present participle of descendere, from d? + scandere (“to climb, ascend”).
Adjective
descendant (not comparable)
- descending from a biological ancestor.
- proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
Noun
descendant (plural descendants)
- (literally) One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
- (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
- (biology) A later evolutionary type.
- (linguistics) A language that is descended from another.
- (linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
Results 282 Words with the letters DESCENDANT
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CODEFENDANTS
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DISENCHANTED
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11 letter words with the letters DESCENDANT ↑
DESCENDANTS
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TRANSCENDED
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10 letter words with the letters DESCENDANT ↑
DESCENDANT
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9 letter words with the letters DESCENDANT ↑
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CANDENT
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CANTEEN
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CETANES
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DEADENS
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DEADEST
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DECADES
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DECANES
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DECANTS
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DESCANT
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DESCEND
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DESCENT
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ENACTED
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ENCASED
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ENNEADS
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NASCENT
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NEATENS
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SCANNED
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SCANTED
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SCENDED
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SCENTED
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SEDATED
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STANDEE
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STEADED
9
TENACES
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6 letter words with the letters DESCENDANT ↑
ANENST
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ANTEED
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ASCEND
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ASCENT
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CADENT
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CADETS
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CANNED
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CANTED
11
CEASED
10
CENSED
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CETANE
10
DANCED
12
DANCES
11
DEADEN
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DEANED
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DECADE
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DECANE
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DECANT
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DECENT
11
DEDANS
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DENNED
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DENTED
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DESAND
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ENACTS
10
ENATES
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ENCASE
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ENNEAD
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NANCES
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NEATEN
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NESTED
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SADDEN
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SANDED
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SATEEN
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SEANCE
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SEATED
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SECANT
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SEDATE
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SENATE
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SENDED
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SENECA
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SENNET
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STANCE
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STANED
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TANNED
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TEASED
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TENACE
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TENDED
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TENSED
8
5 letter words with the letters DESCENDANT ↑
ACNED
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ACNES
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ACTED
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AEDES
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ANENT
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ANTED
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ANTES
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CADES
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CADET
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CANED
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CANES
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CANST
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CANTS
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CASED
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CASTE
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CATES
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CEASE
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CEDED
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CEDES
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CENSE
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CENTS
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CESTA
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CETES
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DACES
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DANCE
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DATED
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DATES
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DEADS
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DEANS
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DEEDS
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DEETS
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DENES
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DENSE
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DENTS
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EASED
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EATEN
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ENACT
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ENATE
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ENDED
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ETNAS
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NANCE
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NATES
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NEATS
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NEEDS
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SANED
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SATED
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SCANT
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SCENA
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SCEND
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SCENE
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SCENT
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SEDAN
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SENNA
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SENTE
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SETAE
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STADE
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STAND
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STANE
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STEAD
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STEED
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TACES
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TEASE
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TEENS
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TENDS
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TENSE
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TSADE
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4 letter words with the letters DESCENDANT ↑
ACED
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ACES
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ACNE
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ACTS
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ADDS
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ANDS
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ANES
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ANTE
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ANTS
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ATES
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CADE
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CADS
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CANE
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CANS
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CANT
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CASE
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CAST
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CATE
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CATS
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CEDE
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CEES
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CENT
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CETE
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DACE
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DADS
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DATE
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DEAD
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DEAN
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DEED
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DEES
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DEET
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DENE
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DENS
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DENT
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EASE
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EAST
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EATS
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ENDS
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ESNE
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ETAS
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ETNA
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NANS
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NEAT
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NEED
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NENE
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NEST
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NETS
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SADE
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SAND
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SANE
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SATE
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SCAD
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SCAN
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SCAT
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SEAT
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SECT
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SEED
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SEEN
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SEND
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SENE
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SENT
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SETA
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SNED
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TACE
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TADS
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TANS
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TEAS
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TEDS
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TEED
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TEEN
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TEES
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TEND
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TENS
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3 letter words with the letters DESCENDANT ↑
ACE
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ACT
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ADD
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ADS
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AND
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ANE
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ANT
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ATE
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CAD
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CAN
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CAT
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CEE
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DAD
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DEE
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DEN
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EAT
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END
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ENS
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ETA
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NAE
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NAN
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NEE
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NET
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SAC
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SAD
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SAE
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SAT
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SEA
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SEC
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SEE
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SEN
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SET
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TAD
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TAE
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TAN
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TAS
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TEA
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TED
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TEE
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TEN
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