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Cambridge Dictionaries Online - An online resource providing access to entries Cambridge publications: Cambridge International Dictionary of English, Cambridge Learner's Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary of American English, Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms, Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs, Cambridge Klett Bilingual Dictionary-French/English and Cambridge Klett Bilingual Dictionary-Spanish/English.
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