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99%13CONTRACTTERMSExact Match!
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33%8 Word elisions, as in "forecastle" to "fo'c'sle"
noun

• a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

• (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

32%8Boatswain's assistant
noun

• a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor

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