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  • 21stretch — [[t]strɛtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread out fully: to stretch oneself out on the ground[/ex] 2) to extend to the limit: stretched out her arms[/ex] 3) to cause to extend from one point or place to another: to stretch a rope across a road[/ex] 4) to… …

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  • 22Milk — For other uses, see Milk (disambiguation). Foremilk and Hindmilk samples of human breast milk …

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  • 23Domestic violence — Domestic disturbance redirects here. For the 2001 film, see Domestic Disturbance. Domestic violence Classification and external resources eMedicine article/805546 MeSH …

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  • 24Chinese literature — Introduction       the body of works written in Chinese, including lyric poetry, historical and didactic writing, drama, and various forms of fiction.       Chinese literature is one of the major literary heritages of the world, with an… …

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