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▾ dictionary english-spanish, trip noun ( plural: trips ) —, viaje m (often used) ( plural: viajes m ), excursión f ( plural: excursiones f ), recorrido m, salida f ( plural: salidas f ), trip verb ( tripped , tripped ) —, field trip n —, business trip n —, trip hazard n —, return trip n —, good trip n —, fishing trip n —, quick trip n —, bus trip n —, bike trip n —, trip information n —, adventure trip n —, trip interruption n —, combined trip n —, beautiful trip n —, trip time n —, air trip n —, flash trip n —, entire trip n —, group trip n —, exploratory trip n —, ▾ external sources (not reviewed).

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• 1.1.1 Pronunciation
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• 1.1.2.2 Derived terms
• 1.1.2.3 Translations
• 1.1.3.1 Derived terms
• 1.1.3.2 Translations
• 1.1.4 Adjective
• 1.2.2 References
• 1.3 See also
• 1.4 Anagrams
• 2.1 Etymology
• 2.2 Pronunciation
• 2.3.1 Derived terms
• 2.3.2 Related terms
• 3.1 Etymology
• 3.2 Pronunciation
• 4.1.1 Alternative forms
• 4.1.2 Pronunciation
• 4.1.3.1 Descendants
• 4.1.3.2 References
• 5.1 Etymology
• 5.2 Pronunciation
• 5.3.1 Declension
• 5.4 Further reading
• 6.1 Etymology
• 6.2 Pronunciation
• 6.3.1 Inflection
• 7.1 Etymology
• 8.1 Etymology
• 8.2 Pronunciation
• 8.3.1 Derived terms
• 8.3.2 Related terms
• 8.3.3 See also
• 8.5 Further reading

English [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ].

From Middle English trippen ( “ tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance ” ) , perhaps from Old French triper ( “ to hop or dance around, strike with the feet ” ) , from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen ( “ to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample ” ) (> Modern Dutch trippelen ( “ to toddle, patter, trip ” ) ). Akin to Middle Low German trippen ( > Danish trippe ( “ to trip ” ) , Swedish trippa ( “ to mince, trip ” ) ), West Frisian tripje ( “ to toddle, trip ” ) , German trippeln ( “ to scurry ” ) , Old English treppan ( “ to trample, tread ” ) . Related also to trap , tramp .

Pronunciation [ edit ]

• enPR : trĭp , IPA ( key ) : /tɹɪp/ , [tʰɹɪpʰ]
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun [ edit ]

trip ( plural trips )

• 1918 , Ralph Henry Barbour , Lost Island : I sold my horse and took a trip to Ceylon and back on an Orient boat as a passenger,
• 1897 December (indicated as 1898 ), Winston Churchill , chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode , New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company ; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd. , →OCLC : We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.
• A stumble or misstep . He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.
• 1671 , John Milton , “ (please specify the page) ”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes , London: [ … ] J. M [ acock ] for John Starkey   [ … ] , →OCLC : Imperfect words, with childish trips .
• 1767 , Walter Harte , The amaranth; or, Religious poems : Each seeming trip , and each digressive start.
• 1967 , Joe David Brown, editor, The Hippies , New York: Time, Inc, page 2 : Unlike other accepted stimuli, from nicotine to liquor, the hallucinogens promise those who take the “ trip ” a magic-carpet escape from dull reality in which perceptions are heightened, sense distorted, and the imagination permanently bedazzled with ecstatic visions of teleological verity.
• 1969 , Merle Haggard (lyrics and music), “ Okie from Muskogee ”: We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee / We don't take our trips on LSD
• 1974 April 13, Heather Anderson, “Hustling”, in Gay Community News , page 2: Many of them admit to having suppressed any tendency toward homosexual behavior for the greater part of their lives—yet—denial becomes too heavy a trip after a period of time, and eventually curiosity wins out.
• A faux pas , a social error .
• ( engineering ) A mechanical cutout device.
• ( electricity ) A trip-switch or cut-out . It's dark because the trip operated.
• 1814 July 7, [Walter Scott ], Waverley;   [ … ] , volumes (please specify |volume=I to III) , Edinburgh:   [ … ] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. ; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown , →OCLC : His heart bounded as he sometimes could distinctly hear the trip of a light female step glide to or from the door.
• ( obsolete ) A small piece; a morsel ; a bit. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: modicum
• 1661 December 10, Robert South, False Foundations Removed [ … ] : It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.
• 1697 , Virgil , “Georgic II”, in John Dryden , transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Jacob Tonson ,   [ … ] , →OCLC : And watches with a trip his foe to foil.
• ( nautical ) A single board , or tack , in plying , or beating , to windward .

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary , which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. (See the entry for “ trip ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC . )

Hyponyms [ edit ]

• business trip
• pleasure trip
• school trip

Derived terms [ edit ]

• businessman's trip
• facility trip
• have a safe trip home
• trip down memory lane
• trip hammer
• trip odometer
• trip sitter
• trip sitting
• trip switch
• trip to Jerusalem
• trip to the woodshed
• trip working

Verb [ edit ]

trip ( third-person singular simple present trips , present participle tripping , simple past and past participle tripped )

• ( intransitive ) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot Be careful not to trip on the tree roots.
• 1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs , “ Tarzan of the Apes ”, in The All-Story , New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co. , →OCLC ; republished as chapter 5, in Tarzan of the Apes , New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company , 1914 June, →OCLC : Early in his boyhood he had learned to form ropes by twisting and tying long grasses together, and with these he was forever tripping Tublat or attempting to hang him from some overhanging branch.
• c. 1503–1512 , John Skelton , Ware the Hauke ; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems , 1983 , →OCLC , page 66 , lines 152–155 : And the Pharasay / Then durst nothynge say, / But let the matter slyp, / And made truth to tryp ;
• 1689 (indicated as 1690 ) , [ John Locke ], “Remedies of the Imperfection and Abuse of Words”, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding.   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Eliz [ abeth ] Holt, for Thomas Basset,   [ … ] , →OCLC , book III, page 250 : [T]ill his Tongue trips
• 1692–1717 , Robert South , “Discourse upon 2 Thessalonians ii.II”, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions , 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI) , London: [ … ] J [ ames ] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer,   [ … ] , published 1727 , →OCLC : A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble.
• 1697 , Virgil , translated by John Dryden , The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Jacob Tonson ,   [ … ] , →OCLC : Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to trip , but it is to make you think him in danger when most secure.
• 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare , “ The Tragedie of Cymbeline ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies   [ … ] ( First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , and Ed [ ward ] Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , [ Act V, scene v ] : These her women can trip me if I err.
• ( transitive ) To activate or set in motion , as in the activation of a trap , explosive , or switch . When we get into the factory, trip the lights.
• ( intransitive ) To be activated, as by a signal or an event The alarm system tripped , throwing everyone into a panic.
• 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated , page 652 : From the evidence of witnesses and of the recorded passing times, including the time at which the circuit breakers were tripped when the wires were brought down, the train was travelling at a speed of not less than 70 m.p.h.
• 2023 August 23, “Network News: CCTV helps save track workers from being struck by train”, in RAIL , number 990 , page 10 : The 25kV had repeatedly tripped and the two had split from a larger group to operate an overhead line isolating switch.
• 1970 , Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne (lyrics and music), “Fairies Wear Boots”, in Paranoid , performed by Black Sabbath: So, I went to the doctor, see what he could give me / He said, "Son, son, you've gone too far / 'Cause smokin' and trippin ’ is all that you do," / Yeeeeeeaaaaaah
• ( intransitive ) To journey , to make a trip. Last summer, we tripped to the coast.
• a. 1645 , John Milton , “ L’Allegro ”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton,   [ … ] , London: [ … ] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely ,   [ … ] , published 1646 , →OCLC : Come, and trip it, as ye go, / On the light fantastic toe.
• 1687 , [John Dryden] , “ (please specify the page number) ”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts , 2nd edition, London: [ … ] Jacob Tonson   [ … ] , →OCLC : She bounded by, and tripped so light / They had not time to take a steady sight.
• 1819 June 23 , Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving ], “The Wife”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. , number I, New York, N.Y.: [ … ] C. S. Van Winkle,   [ … ] , →OCLC , page 53 : A bright beautiful face glanced out at the window, and vanished—a light footstep was heard—and Mary came tripping forth to meet us.
• ( nautical ) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.
• ( nautical ) To pull (a yard ) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.
• 2003 , “What's a Pimp?”, in Married to the Game , performed by Too $hort : If she ain't with it, I find another little chick / I'm quick to switch, even when I was six / I had a backup bitch, when my bitch would trip / I'd go play with my other girlfriend and get me a kiss / And at the age of thirty-six I'm to the same old tricks
• trip over one's feet
• trip over one's own two feet
• trip the light fantastic
• tripwire , trip wire

Adjective [ edit ]

trip ( not comparable )

• ( poker slang ) Of or relating to trips ( three of a kind ) .

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Middle English tryppe , from Old French trippe . Possibly related to troop .

• ( obsolete , UK , Scotland , dialect ) A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
• ( obsolete ) A troop of men; a host .
• A flock of wigeons .

References [ edit ]

• The Chambers Dictionary , 10th edition, entry trip .

See also [ edit ]

Anagrams [ edit ], dutch [ edit ], etymology [ edit ].

Borrowed from English trip .

• IPA ( key ) : /trɪp/
• Hyphenation: trip

trip   m ( plural trips , diminutive tripje   n )

• a trip , a short excursion , a vacation , travelling Synonyms: plezierreis , uitje , uitstapje
• hallucination , tripping
• pleziertrip

Related terms [ edit ]

Kalasha [ edit ].

From Sanskrit तृप्र ( tṛprá , “ distress ” )

• IPA ( key ) : /t̪rip/
• sickness , trouble

Middle English [ edit ]

From Anglo-Norman trippe ( “ dance ” ) .

Alternative forms [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : /ˈtrip(ə)/

trip ( plural trippus )

• An action that leads to a trip , fall or a bump ; that which causes a misstep.
• ( rare ) A motion in a dance.
• ( rare , Late Middle English ) A voyage ; an excursion .

Descendants [ edit ]

• Scots: trip
• “ trip(pe, n.(1). ”, in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan , 2007 , retrieved 2018-05-08 .
• Alternative form of tryppe

Polish [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : /trip/
• Rhymes: -ip
• Syllabification: trip

trip   m   inan

• ( slang ) trip ( period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations ) Synonym: haj
• ( film ) movie with phantasmagoric images and scenes

Declension [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ].

• trip in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : [trip]

trip   n ( plural tripuri )

• ( slang ) trip ( hallucination caused by drugs ) Am avut un trip nasol. Iarba asta nu e de calitate. I had a shitty trip . This isn't quality herb.

Inflection [ edit ]

Spanish [ edit ].

trip   m ( plural trips )

• trip (hallucination)

Tagalog [ edit ]

• IPA ( key ) : /ˈtɾip/ , [ˈtɾip]

trip ( Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ ) ( slang )

• 2008 , Khavn De La Cruz, Ultraviolins , UP Press, →ISBN , page 182 : Wala, trip ko lang, wala lang akong magawa. May reklamo ka? Ako wala. Wala akong pakialam sa yo at sa kung ano mang iniisip mo. Bakit sa SM? Kase. Kase pareho ng initials ko. Yun lang. Nothing, just my idea, ['coz] I have nothing to do. Any problems? Nothing. I don't mind you and anything you think. Why in SM? Coz. Coz it's the same initials as mine. Just that.
• 1989 , National Mid-week : May asawa at anak ang lalaki, pero trip niya ang mamboso at mambastos sa telepono. Ginagamit ng lalaki ang ... ang mensahe ng pelikula. Ang problema ay nakaka-depress dahil mahirap labanan nang ganoon ang lalaking sira ang ulo. The man has a wife and a son, but he likes to harass and flirt with women on the telephone. The man uses the message of the movie. The problem is depressing because it's difficult to fight such a stupid man.
• 1998 , Honorio Bartolome De Dios, Sa Labas Ng Parlor , University of Philippines Press, →ISBN : Siguro nga napapayag mo siya, pero, nilasing mo 'yung tao, e. Hindi ko siya nilasing. Pareho kaming lasing n'ung gabing 'yun. Arnold, kilala ko ang kumpare ko. Matagal na kaming magkasama niyan. Ang trip talaga niya 'pag lasing, sex. You possible enticed her, but, you made the person drunk, don't you? I didn't made her drunk. We're both drunk that night. Arnold, I know my buddies. We've been together for long. What she likes when drunk is to have sex.
• act of taking advantage of someone ( by duping, tricking, cheating, etc. ) Synonyms: pananamantala , panloloko
• trip ( hallucination due to drugs )
• basagan ng trip
• basagin ang trip
• mapagtripan
• ( pseudoverb ) to want ; to like ( to do something, especially on a whim or impulse ) Synonyms: gusto , nais Trip ko lang na mambasag ng mga bintana ng kotse, kasi sabog ako n'on. I'ved just wanted to break car windows, 'coz I'm high that time.
• “ trip ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel ( 1993 ) Tagalog Slang Dictionary ‎ [1] , Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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What is the plural of trip?

The adjective form for the verb trip is trippingly, a light, quick step or rhythm.

The noun trip does not have an adjective form. The word trip can be used as an adjective, for example my trip photos .

The plural of "trip" is "trips"

After her first trip to Morocco she liked the country so much she subsequently made many trips there.

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Is it field trip or fieldtrip?

Yes a field trip is a noun. The plural noun would be field trips.

What is the plural from of trout?

The plural form of the noun 'trout' is trout.The singular and plural form are the same.The singular and plural possessive forms are also the same: trout's.

What is the plural form of cod?

The word cod is used as singular and plural; it is a type of fish. Singular: Jim came home from the fishing trip carrying a beautiful cod. Plural: Jim came home from the fishing trip carrying a box full of cod.

What does Zhu ni men wan de Kai xin translate to in English?

[I] wish/hope you (plural) have fun (implying that the listeners are going on a trip or going somewhere to play)

Can you give 100 examples of plural pronoun?

No, because there are not 100 plural pronouns.The plural pronouns are:weusyou (can be singular or plural)theythemthesethoseouroursyour (can be singular or plural)yours (can be singular or plural)theirtheirsourselvesyourselvesthemselvesbothfewfewermanyothersseveralall (can be singular or plural)any (can be singular or plural)more (can be singular or plural)most (can be singular or plural)none (can be singular or plural)some (can be singular or plural)such (can be singular or plural)

What is the plural possessive form of trip?

The plural form of the noun trip is trips.The plural possessive form is trips' (add an apostrophe to the end of a plural noun ending in s).Example: You will be provided a debit card for all trips' expenses.

How do you say are you enjoying your trip in German?

"Are you enjoying your trip?" = "Gefällt dir die Reise?" (informal, singular) "Are you enjoying your trip?" = "Gefällt dir der Ausflug?" (informal, singular) "Are you enjoying your trip?" = "Gefällt euch die Reise?" (informal, plural) "Are you enjoying your trip?" = "Gefällt euch der Ausflug?" (informal, plural) "Are you enjoying your trip?" = "Gefällt Ihnen die Reise?" (formal) "Are you enjoying your trip?" = "Gefällt Ihnen der Ausflug?" (formal)

What is the plural possessive form for parents?

The possessive form for the plural noun parents is parents'.Example: The parents' committee has arranged the field trip.

How do you say how was your trip in Swahili?

Habari za safari yako? (or safari yenu for "you" plural).Safari means trip or journey of any length, from downtown to around the world.

How do you say have a good trip in Scottish?

Turas math dhut (singular) Turas math dhuibh (plural)

How do you say have a good trip in Scottish Gaelic?

How do you spell journy.

The correct spelling is journey (a trip, or travelling).

What is the plural possessive noun of leaders?

The plural form for the noun leader is leaders. The plural possessive form is leaders'.

Have a safe trip in Irish Gaelic?

Go dté tú slán (singular) Go dté sibh slán (plural)

What is the possessive form for parent?

When are the pronoun and the antecedent not in agreement.

A pronoun must agree with the antecedent in number (singular or plural), in person (first, second, third person) and in gender (male, female, neuter).Examples of pronoun-antecedent agreement errors:The boys had fun on his fishing trip. (singular pronoun, plural antecedent)We had fun on their fishing trip. (third person pronoun, first person antecedent)Father had fun on her fishing trip. (female pronoun, male antecedent)

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trip noun ( JOURNEY )

• You should always check your oil , water and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
• How about a trip to the zoo this afternoon ?
• She's going on a trip to New York, all expenses paid .
• The travel company has written giving information about the trip.
• He's always going off around the world on business trips, leaving his wife to cope with the babies by herself.
• break-journey
• circumnavigation

trip noun ( FALL )

• collapse under someone's/something's weight
• collapse/fall in a heap idiom
• drop like flies idiom
• knock someone over
• let go idiom
• overbalance
• parachutist
• trip (someone) up

trip noun ( EXPERIENCE )

• abstinence-only
• non-intoxicant
• non-intoxicating
• pill-popping
• solvent abuse
• substance abuse

trip verb ( LOSE BALANCE )

• fall She slipped and fell.
• drop Several apples dropped from the tree.
• collapse Several buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
• crumple He fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
• tumble A huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
• plunge Four of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
• The bowler tripped as he was delivering the ball .
• She tripped and fell over.
• I tripped as I got off the bus .
• She tripped over the rug .
• I tripped on a piece of wire that someone had stretched across the path .

trip verb ( MOVE )

• bowl down/along something
• make good time idiom
• make haste idiom

trip verb ( SWITCH )

• anti-static
• capacitance
• electricity
• high-voltage
• non-electric
• non-electrical
• non-electronic
• solid-state
• transistorized

trip verb ( EXPERIENCE )

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Definition of trip

 (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

transitive verb

Definition of trip  (Entry 2 of 2)

• peregrination

Examples of trip in a Sentence

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Word History

Middle English trippen , from Anglo-French treper, triper , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English treppan to tread — more at trap

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3a

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Phrases Containing trip

• business trip
• lay / put a guilt trip on
• on a power trip
• roll / trip off the tongue
• round - trip ticket
• trip - hammer
• trip the light fantastic

Dictionary Entries Near trip

trioxymethylene

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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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Definition of trip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• She tripped and fell.
• trip over/on something Someone will trip over that cable.
• I tripped over my own feet and fell down the stairs.
• (figurative) I was tripping over my words in my excitement to tell them the news.
• (figurative) Lawyers were tripping over each other (= competing with each other in a hurried way) to get a piece of the action.
• trip over/up Be careful you don't trip up on the step.
• She tripped on the loose stones.
• One of the boys tripped over and crashed into a tree.
• accidentally
• trip and fall

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Verb Tenses

Past simple — trip in past simple tripped (V2) . Future simple — trip in future simple is trip (will + V1) . Present Perfect — trip in present perfect tense is tripped (have/has + V3) . Past Perfect — trip in past perfect tense is tripped (had + V3) .

trip regular or irregular verb?

👉 Is 'trip' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'trip' is regular verb .

Examples of Verb trip in Sentences

•   He tripped and fell on the road (Past Simple)
•   They were constantly tripping over each other, pushing and shoving. (Past Continuous)
•   The moisture-soaked soil turned to sticky mud, the stalks of blackened plants tangled in his feet, and he often tripped and fell, but got up again and walked. (Past Simple)
•   I dropped the backpack and put it in front of me, but it kept getting tripped over by the French kids who decided to expand their habitat, so I shoved the backpack under the table. (Past Simple)
•   He began to trip and trot from side to side more and more often. (Past Simple)
•   The Greek tripped him, which was forbidden by the rules of combat, and punched him in the shoulder with his fist. (Past Simple)
•   I dodged and twisted very well, I could trip or poke me in the painful spot, but I had problems with grabs and throws so far. (Past Simple)
•   When another stalagmite tripped him, the Viking lost his footing and slumped to the wet floor. (Past Simple)
•   He was tripping, with giant strides, and behind him fluttered a black cloak like bird's wings. (Past Continuous)
•   He laughed in his heart, imagining his uncle's surprise when he saw him tripping down the stairs, jumping over three steps... (Past Simple)

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