This is a list of minor planets which have been officially named by the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The list consists of partial pages, each covering a number range of 1,000 bodies citing the source after each minor planet was named for. An overview of all existing partial pages is given in section ยง Index.
Among the hundreds of thousands of numbered minor planets only a small fraction have received a name so far. As of 10 June 2024, there are 24,795 named minor planets out of a total of more than 600,000 numbered ones (also see List of minor planets ยง Main index as numbers increase constantly). Most of these bodies are named for people, in particular astronomers, as well as figures from mythology and fiction. Many minor planets are also named after places such cities, towns, and villages, mountains and volcanoes; after rivers, observatories, as well as organizations, clubs and astronomical societies. Some are named after animals and plants. A few minor planets are named after exotic entities such as supercomputers or have an unknown origin.
The first few thousand minor planets have all been named, with the near-Earth asteroid (4596) 1981 QB currently being the lowest-numbered unnamed minor planet. The first 3 pages in the below table contain 1,000 named entries each. The first 13 and 33 pages contain at least 500 and 100 named entries each, respectively. The first range to contain no entries is 307001โ308000. There are also several name conflicts with other astronomical objects, mostly with planetary satellites and among themselves.
Following a proposal of the discovering astronomer, new minor planet names are approved and published by IAU's WGSBN several times a year. The WGSBN applies a set of rules for naming minor planets. These range from syntax restrictions to non-offensive meanings. Over the years the rules have changed several times. In the beginning, for example, most minor planets were named after female characters from Greek and Roman mythology.
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This is an overview of all existing partial lists on the meanings of minor planets (MoMP). Each table covers 100,000 minor planets, with each cell representing a specific partial list of 1,000 sequentially numbered bodies. Grayed out cells do not yet contain any citations for the corresponding number range. For an introduction, see ยง top.
Meanings from 1 to 100,000
1โ1000
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1,001
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2,001
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3,001
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4,001
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5,001
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6,001
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7,001
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8,001
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9,001
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10,001
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11,001
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12,001
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13,001
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14,001
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15,001
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16,001
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17,001
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18,001
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19,001
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20,001
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21,001
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22,001
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23,001
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24,001
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25,001
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26,001
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27,001
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28,001
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29,001
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30,001
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31,001
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32,001
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33,001
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34,001
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35,001
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36,001
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37,001
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38,001
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39,001
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40,001
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41,001
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42,001
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43,001
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44,001
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45,001
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46,001
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47,001
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48,001
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49,001
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50,001
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51,001
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52,001
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53,001
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54,001
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55,001
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56,001
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57,001
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58,001
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59,001
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60,001
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61,001
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62,001
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63,001
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64,001
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65,001
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66,001
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67,001
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68,001
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69,001
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70,001
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71,001
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72,001
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73,001
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74,001
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75,001
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76,001
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77,001
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78,001
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79,001
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80,001
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81,001
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82,001
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83,001
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84,001
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85,001
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86,001
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87,001
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88,001
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89,001
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90,001
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91,001
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92,001
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93,001
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94,001
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95,001
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96,001
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97,001
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98,001
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99,001
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Meanings from 100,001 to 200,000
100,001
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101,001
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102,001
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103,001
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104,001
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105,001
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106,001
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107,001
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108,001
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109,001
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110,001
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111,001
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112,001
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113,001
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114,001
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115,001
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116,001
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117,001
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118,001
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119,001
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120,001
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121,001
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122,001
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123,001
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124,001
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125,001
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126,001
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127,001
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128,001
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129,001
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130,001
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131,001
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132,001
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133,001
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134,001
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135,001
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136,001
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137,001
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138,001
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139,001
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140,001
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141,001
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142,001
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143,001
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144,001
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145,001
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146,001
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147,001
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148,001
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149,001
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150,001
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151,001
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152,001
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153,001
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154,001
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155,001
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156,001
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157,001
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158,001
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159,001
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160,001
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161,001
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162,001
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163,001
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164,001
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165,001
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166,001
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167,001
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168,001
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169,001
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170,001
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171,001
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172,001
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173,001
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174,001
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175,001
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176,001
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177,001
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178,001
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179,001
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180,001
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181,001
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182,001
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183,001
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184,001
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185,001
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186,001
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187,001
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188,001
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189,001
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190,001
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191,001
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192,001
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193,001
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194,001
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195,001
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196,001
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197,001
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198,001
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199,001
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Meanings from 200,001 to 300,000
200,001
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201,001
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202,001
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203,001
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204,001
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205,001
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206,001
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207,001
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208,001
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209,001
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210,001
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211,001
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212,001
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213,001
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214,001
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215,001
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216,001
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217,001
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218,001
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219,001
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220,001
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221,001
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222,001
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223,001
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224,001
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225,001
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226,001
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227,001
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228,001
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229,001
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230,001
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231,001
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232,001
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233,001
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234,001
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235,001
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236,001
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237,001
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238,001
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239,001
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240,001
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241,001
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242,001
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243,001
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244,001
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245,001
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246,001
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247,001
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248,001
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249,001
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250,001
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251,001
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252,001
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253,001
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254,001
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255,001
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256,001
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257,001
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258,001
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259,001
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260,001
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261,001
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262,001
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263,001
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264,001
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265,001
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266,001
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267,001
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268,001
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269,001
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270,001
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271,001
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272,001
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273,001
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274,001
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275,001
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276,001
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277,001
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278,001
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279,001
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280,001
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281,001
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282,001
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283,001
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284,001
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285,001
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286,001
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287,001
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288,001
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289,001
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290,001
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291,001
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292,001
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293,001
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294,001
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295,001
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296,001
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297,001
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298,001
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299,001
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Meanings from 300,001 to 400,000
300,001
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301,001
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302,001
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303,001
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304,001
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305,001
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306,001
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307,001
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308,001
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309,001
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310,001
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311,001
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312,001
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313,001
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314,001
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315,001
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316,001
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317,001
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318,001
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319,001
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320,001
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321,001
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322,001
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323,001
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324,001
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325,001
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326,001
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327,001
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328,001
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329,001
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330,001
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331,001
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332,001
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333,001
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334,001
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335,001
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336,001
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337,001
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338,001
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339,001
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340,001
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341,001
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342,001
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343,001
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344,001
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345,001
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346,001
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347,001
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348,001
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349,001
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350,001
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351,001
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352,001
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353,001
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354,001
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355,001
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356,001
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357,001
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358,001
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359,001
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360,001
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361,001
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362,001
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363,001
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364,001
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365,001
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366,001
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367,001
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368,001
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369,001
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370,001
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371,001
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372,001
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373,001
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374,001
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375,001
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376,001
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377,001
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378,001
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379,001
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380,001
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381,001
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382,001
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383,001
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384,001
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385,001
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386,001
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387,001
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388,001
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389,001
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390,001
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391,001
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392,001
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393,001
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394,001
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395,001
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396,001
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397,001
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398,001
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399,001
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Meanings from 400,001 to 500,000
400,001
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401,001
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402,001
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403,001
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404,001
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405,001
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406,001
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407,001
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408,001
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409,001
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410,001
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411,001
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412,001
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413,001
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414,001
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415,001
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416,001
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417,001
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418,001
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419,001
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420,001
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421,001
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422,001
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423,001
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424,001
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425,001
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426,001
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427,001
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428,001
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429,001
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430,001
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431,001
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432,001
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433,001
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434,001
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435,001
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436,001
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437,001
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438,001
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439,001
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440,001
|
441,001
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442,001
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443,001
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444,001
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445,001
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446,001
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447,001
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448,001
|
449,001
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450,001
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451,001
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452,001
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453,001
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454,001
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455,001
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456,001
|
457,001
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458,001
|
459,001
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460,001
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461,001
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462,001
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463,001
|
464,001
|
465,001
|
466,001
|
467,001
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468,001
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469,001
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470,001
|
471,001
|
472,001
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473,001
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474,001
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475,001
|
476,001
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477,001
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478,001
|
479,001
|
480,001
|
481,001
|
482,001
|
483,001
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484,001
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485,001
|
486,001
|
487,001
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488,001
|
489,001
|
490,001
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491,001
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492,001
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493,001
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494,001
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495,001
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496,001
|
497,001
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498,001
|
499,001
|
Meanings from 500,001 to 600,000
500,001
|
501,001
|
502,001
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503,001
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504,001
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505,001
|
506,001
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507,001
|
508,001
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509,001
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510,001
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511,001
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512,001
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513,001
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514,001
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515,001
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516,001
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517,001
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518,001
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519,001
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520,001
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521,001
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522,001
|
523,001
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524,001
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525,001
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526,001
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527,001
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528,001
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529,001
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530,001
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531,001
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532,001
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533,001
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534,001
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535,001
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536,001
|
537,001
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538,001
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539,001
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540,001
|
541,001
|
542,001
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543,001
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544,001
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545,001
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546,001
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547,001
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548,001
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549,001
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550,001
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551,001
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552,001
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553,001
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554,001
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555,001
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556,001
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557,001
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558,001
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559,001
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560,001
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561,001
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562,001
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563,001
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564,001
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565,001
|
566,001
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567,001
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568,001
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569,001
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570,001
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571,001
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572,001
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573,001
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574,001
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575,001
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576,001
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577,001
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578,001
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579,001
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580,001
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581,001
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582,001
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583,001
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584,001
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585,001
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586,001
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587,001
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588,001
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589,001
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590,001
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591,001
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592,001
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593,001
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594,001
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595,001
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596,001
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597,001
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598,001
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599,001
|
Meanings from 600,001 to 700,000
600,001
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601,001
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602,001
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603,001
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604,001
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605,001
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606,001
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607,001
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608,001
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609,001
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610,001
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611,001
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612,001
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613,001
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614,001
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615,001
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616,001
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617,001
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618,001
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619,001
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620,001
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621,001
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622,001
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623,001
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624,001
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625,001
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626,001
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627,001
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628,001
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629,001
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630,001
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631,001
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632,001
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633,001
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634,001
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635,001
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636,001
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637,001
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638,001
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639,001
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640,001
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641,001
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642,001
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643,001
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644,001
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645,001
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646,001
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647,001
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648,001
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649,001
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650,001
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651,001
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652,001
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653,001
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654,001
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655,001
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656,001
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657,001
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658,001
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659,001
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660,001
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661,001
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662,001
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663,001
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664,001
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665,001
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666,001
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667,001
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668,001
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669,001
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670,001
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671,001
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672,001
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673,001
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674,001
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675,001
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676,001
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677,001
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678,001
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679,001
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680,001
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681,001
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682,001
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683,001
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684,001
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685,001
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686,001
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687,001
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688,001
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689,001
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690,001
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691,001
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692,001
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693,001
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694,001
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695,001
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696,001
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697,001
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698,001
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699,001
|
Meanings from 700,001 to 800,000
700,001
|
701,001
|
702,001
|
703,001
|
704,001
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705,001
|
706,001
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707,001
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708,001
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709,001
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710,001
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711,001
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712,001
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713,001
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714,001
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715,001
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716,001
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717,001
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718,001
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719,001
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720,001
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721,001
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722,001
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723,001
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724,001
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725,001
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726,001
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727,001
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728,001
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729,001
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730,001
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731,001
|
732,001
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733,001
|
734,001
|
735,001
|
736,001
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737,001
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738,001
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739,001
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740,001
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741,001
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742,001
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743,001
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744,001
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745,001
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746,001
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747,001
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748,001
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749,001
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750,001
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751,001
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752,001
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753,001
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754,001
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755,001
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756,001
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757,001
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758,001
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759,001
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760,001
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761,001
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762,001
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763,001
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764,001
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765,001
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766,001
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767,001
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768,001
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769,001
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770,001
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771,001
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772,001
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773,001
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774,001
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775,001
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776,001
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777,001
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778,001
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779,001
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780,001
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781,001
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782,001
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783,001
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784,001
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785,001
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786,001
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787,001
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788,001
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789,001
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790,001
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791,001
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792,001
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793,001
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794,001
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795,001
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796,001
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797,001
|
798,001
|
799,001
|
See also
References
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1โ25,000 | |
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25,001โ50,000 | |
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50,001โ75,000 | |
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75,001โ100,000 | |
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100,001โ125,000 | |
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125,001โ150,000 | |
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150,001โ175,000 | |
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175,001โ200,000 | |
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200,001โ225,000 | |
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225,001โ250,000 | |
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250,001โ275,000 | |
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275,001โ300,000 | |
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300,001โ325,000 | |
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325,001โ350,000 | |
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350,001โ375,000 | |
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375,001โ400,000 | |
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400,001โ425,000 | |
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425,001โ450,000 | |
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450,001โ475,000 | |
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475,001โ500,000 | |
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500,001โ525,000 | |
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525,001โ550,000 | |
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550,001โ575,000 | |
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575,001โ600,000 | |
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600,001โ625,000 | |
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625,001โ650,000 | |
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650,001โ675,000 | |
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675,001โ700,000 | |
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700,001โ725,000 | |
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