Word "MADAM" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a woman of refinement
Synonyms:
dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a woman who runs a house of prostitution
Synonyms:
brothel keeper

Crossword Clues for MADAM

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Polite address that's a palindrome Wall Street Journal 12 Aug 2025
She is absolutely crazy in the morning (5)
Formal address for a lady
Palindromic form of address The Telegraph Plusword 30 Jun 2025
Lady who is crazy during the morning after (5)
Lady seen at Mothers' meeting (5)
Woman unaffected by reversal (5)
Distressed madwoman now lacking mistress (5)
Call Me ___, 1953 musical (5)
The lady is a mother twice (5)
Letter start: Dear Sir or -
The women is frantic the morning after! (5)
Lady goes up and down the same (5)
Female title (5) Puzzler 31 May 2025
____ Rosmerta, Harry Potter witch The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 29 May 2025
Pompous girl (5)
Title for a lady Commuter 26 May 2025
Respectful address LA Times Daily 25 May 2025
She is quite insane in the morning (5)
Sir's counterpart Eugene Sheffer 23 May 2025
"___ Secretary" (TV drama) USA Today 23 May 2025
Sir's counterpart The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 19 May 2025
Sir's counterpart Thomas Joseph 14 May 2025
Mistress of a household (5)
Respectful title Commuter 08 May 2025
Feminine title used by many a man
Many take the man to be a woman (5)
Sir's counterpart
Two mothers' posh address (5)
Sir's counterpart Thomas Joseph 29 Mar 2025
Brothel keeper going both ways? The Sun Two Speed 20 Mar 2025
Spoiled girl The Sun Two Speed 20 Mar 2025
Female; twice a mother (5)
Female title before "President" or "Secretary"
Term of respect Mirror Quick 12 Mar 2025
Title that can be reversed Mirror Cryptic 12 Mar 2025
Sir's counterpart Thomas Joseph 11 Mar 2025
"___ Secretary" (Tea Leoni show) Commuter 06 Mar 2025
Courteous term of address The Telegraph Plusword 27 Feb 2025
Woman unaffected by reversals (5)
___ Secretary New York Times 25 Feb 2025
Rachel Griffiths plays a brothel owner in this
She must have been crazy in the morning! (5)
Palindromic term of address The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 15 Feb 2025
Courteous form of female address (5)
Mother turns up before morning with a title (5)
Lady has crazy morning (5)
Married man finds address of woman (5)
The lady is twice a mother (5)
American political drama starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly, ___-- Secretary (5)
Look both ways, lady!
Address the lady both ways (5)
She's furious in the morning! (5)
2017 comedy starring Toni Collette (5)
- Secretary, Tea Leoni drama series (5)
Formal address to a married woman Puzzler Backwords 25 Dec 2024
Call Me _, 1953 Ethel Merman screen musical (5)
Each way lady (5)
One way or the other it's a polite form of address (5)
She's a lady whichever way you look at it
Spoilt female child The Sun Two Speed 09 Dec 2024
Woman married first man The Sun Two Speed 09 Dec 2024
Brothel keeper (5) The Guardian Quick 09 Dec 2024
Lady's title Premier Sunday 08 Dec 2024
Title of respect that reads the same forward and backward
Precocious girl turns up without getting changed (5) The Guardian Cryptic 02 Dec 2024
She simply can't change up! (5)
Palindromic address Universal 27 Nov 2024
A precocious girl (5)
Lady The Telegraph Mini 16 Nov 2024
Female equivalent of 'sir' in letter-writing Puzzler Backwords 10 Nov 2024
She is a mother twice (5)
"-, I'm Adam"
She's not sane in the morning! (5)
She's back again (5)
Either way you look at the secretary's title in American series with Tea Leoni (5)
She's quite angry in the morning
Title for a lady
Her address is the same, anyway (5)
Female equivalent of 'sir' in letter-writing (5) Puzzler 24 Oct 2024
Brothel boss (5)
Bossy or impertinent girl (5)
___ Vice President (current title for Kamala Harris)
Palindromic term of address The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Oct 2024
Lady seen in mothers' meeting
Polite address for a woman Universal 01 Oct 2024
Palindromic female title
Customer is a bossy girl (5)
Palindromic woman's title
Form of polite address to a woman (5)
"Dear Sir or ___" (letter opening)
Palindromic term of address Universal 10 Sep 2024
It's a mode of address either way (5)
Formal address to a woman
Irving Berlin musical: Call Me -
Sir's counterpart Eugene Sheffer 15 Aug 2024
Palindromic title for a woman
Which show (Call Me ___) features the song "It's a Lovely Day Today"? (5)
Call Me ___, musical (5)
Dear Sir or ...
"Dear sir or ___ …" New York Times Mini 08 Jul 2024
Brothel head
A mode of address for one mother and another (5)
She is crazy in the morning! (5)
____ Secretary (former CBS political drama)
Is she disheartened when addressed as royalty? (5)
Either way, it's a form of address (5)
Protest uttered by student wrongly given a B.A. degree by a woman university principal! (5)
Posh address where chaotic morning (5)
Mother is twice a lady (5)
Is she too old to miss?
Polite form of address to a woman
Either way it's a mode of address (5)
She gets angry when Amy's Yankee deserts (5)
Brothel-keeper married first man The Sun Two Speed 18 May 2024
Spoilt female child (5) The Sun Two Speed 18 May 2024
Up-and-down address Newsday 18 May 2024
Address a woman, politely
Many find the man to be a woman (5)
Hair-care entrepreneur ___ C.J. Walker
How to address lady married to first man?
Either way, it's a lady's address (5)
Word used when addressing Kamala Harris New York Times 03 May 2024
Lady's title that reads the same forward and backward
Entrepreneur __ C.J. Walker LA Times Daily 23 Apr 2024
Entrepreneur ___ C.J. Walker
Swiney in "Poor Things," for one
Precocious little girl
Oft-contracted address New York Times 17 Apr 2024
Mothers' polite form of address (5) Puzzler Cryptic 09 Apr 2024
The woman for many a man
Sir's counterpart Thomas Joseph 08 Apr 2024
Formal female address
Polite from of address for a woman
Formal address LA Times Daily 30 Mar 2024
Form of address for a well balanced woman (5)
Courtesy title (5)
Lady unaffected by a reversal (5)
Dear Sir or ___ (old-fashioned letter starter)
Precocious girl
Bonkers seen with a male brothel-keeper
Polite palindrome Commuter 05 Mar 2024
Female equivalent of 'sir' in letter-writing Puzzler Backwords 04 Mar 2024
___ President (title missing from American history) Universal 02 Mar 2024
Woman who runs a brothel (5)
Palindromic title of respect LA Times Mini 22 Feb 2024
Woman in charge of a household
She is unbalanced before morning (5)
Lady customer's title? (5)
Lady going up and down (5)
"Dear Sir or __ . . ." Newsday 05 Feb 2024
Term of address for a woman (5)
Precocious little girl's angry morning The Times Quick Cryptic 01 Feb 2024
Palindromic female title
Lady's address? (5)
Lady's address? The Guardian Quick 11 Jan 2024
1-Across, but more formal Family Time 31 Dec 2023
Polite form of address for a woman The Times Concise 30 Dec 2023
"Call Me ________," Merman film
Respectful title Newsday 17 Dec 2023
Either way, one keeps house (5)
Palindromic address to a woman (5)
TV's ___ Secretary
Palindromic title USA Today 21 Nov 2023
Respectful address Wall Street Journal 16 Nov 2023
Palindromic term of respect USA Today 06 Nov 2023
Term of address that becomes less formal when its middle letter is removed New York Times 05 Nov 2023
Palindromic term of address USA Today 25 Oct 2023
Sir's counterpart Thomas Joseph 20 Oct 2023
Formal address for a lady
Palindromic and respectful title for a lady that begins and ends with the letter "M"
Palindromic title LA Times Daily 07 Aug 2023
Palindromic female address
Gendered term of address USA Today 13 Jul 2023
Palindromic title for a lady
Polite term of address, with or without its third letter USA Today 12 Jul 2023
Way to address lady in Mothers' Union? The Times Cryptic 10 Jul 2023
Female counterpart of "sir"
Bossy or impertinent little girl The Guardian Quick 27 May 2023
Polite thing to call someone New York Times 12 May 2023
'___, I'm Adam' (palindrome) New York Times 08 May 2023
"___ I'm Adam," palindromic 2006 film starring Shaun Paul McGrath
Lady's title Premier Sunday 02 Apr 2023
Palindromic address for a lady
"___, I'm Adam" (palindrome) Universal 21 Mar 2023
Two-way title Newsday 04 Mar 2023
Scottish engineer ignoring cold woman The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Mar 2023
Chairwoman's address Newsday 09 Feb 2023
Title before President or Secretary
Sir's opposite Newsday 01 Jan 2023
___ Secretary New York Times 03 Dec 2022
Respectful address Wall Street Journal 10 Nov 2022
'___ Chair' (term of address at a meeting) New York Times 01 Nov 2022
“___ Chair” (term of address at a meeting) New York Times 01 Nov 2022
Tea Leoni's "___ Secretary"
Very keen intent to dump one pompous girl The Times Cryptic 24 Oct 2022
Chairwoman's address
What to call some chairs Newsday 16 Sep 2022
Palindromic term of address USA Today 02 Sep 2022
Sir's counterpart Eugene Sheffer 19 Aug 2022
A lady looking up and down The Times Cryptic 26 Jul 2022
Respectful address Wall Street Journal 25 Jun 2022
Polite, palindromic title Universal 16 Apr 2022
Palindromic woman's title
___ Speaker Wall Street Journal 05 Mar 2022
Sir's counterpart Eugene Sheffer 11 Feb 2022
Title in a palindrome whose second word is "I'm" Universal 08 Feb 2022
Term of respect Newsday 06 Feb 2022
___ President New York Times 30 Jan 2022
Palindromic title for a lady
"__ Secretary": TÃ%A9a Leoni title role LA Times Daily 20 Dec 2021
Sir’s counterpart Wall Street Journal 11 Dec 2021
Title whose "d" can also be an apostrophe Universal 07 Dec 2021
Palindromic term of address USA Today 04 Dec 2021
Palindromic female title
Title for some ambassadors Newsday 27 Oct 2021
Respectful address Universal 21 Sep 2021
Sir's counterpart Thomas Joseph 03 Sep 2021
Tea Leoni's "___ Secretary"
___ Vice President (title for Harris) Newsday 07 Jul 2021
Palindromic term of address New York Times 07 Jul 2021
Woman's address you see unchanged after looking up
__ Vice President (title for Harris) Newsday 26 May 2021
___ Vice President (title beginning in 2021) The Washington Post Sunday 09 May 2021
Part of a diplomatic address, maybe New York Times 01 May 2021
'__ Secretary': 2010s CBS drama The Washington Post 05 Apr 2021
"__ Secretary": 2010s CBS drama LA Times Daily 05 Apr 2021
Conceited young woman The Times Concise 16 Mar 2021
Minx acting dreadfully, awfully mature initially The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Mar 2021
Address for a chairwoman Newsday 07 Feb 2021
Title before President or Secretary
'__ Secretary' The Washington Post 16 Jan 2021
"__ Secretary" LA Times Daily 16 Jan 2021
Sir's counterpart Newsday 17 Dec 2020
Two mothers and demanding girl? The Telegraph Toughie 16 Dec 2020
___ President New York Times 14 Dec 2020
Lady's passionate in the morning
Massachusetts mother and brothel keeper
Palindromic title for a lady
. She accommodates solicitors either way
The first man on Mars? The first woman, with due respect!
Polite address USA Today 24 May 2020
Palindromic female title
Polite address for a woman Universal 09 May 2020
'___ Secretary' USA Today 03 May 2020
“Call me ____” (Betty Boothroyd, when asked how she should be addressed as speaker of the House of Commons) The Times Specialist Sunday 03 May 2020
Married man originally a lady! The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Apr 2020
Palindromic address Thomas Joseph 09 Apr 2020
Palindromic title for a lady
Speaker's address, perhaps The Washington Post Sunday 16 Feb 2020
A lady's palindromic address
Respectful address for a lady which is also a palindrome
Formal address for a lady
Address for a superior Universal 15 Dec 2019
___ Speaker New York Times 15 Dec 2019
___ Speaker
She may run a brothel anyway
Spoilt female child (informal) The Sun Two Speed 18 Nov 2019
Woman married first man The Sun Two Speed 18 Nov 2019
Palindromic female title
Conceited girl The Times Concise 09 Nov 2019
Polite title Newsday 01 Nov 2019
“___ Secretary” (CBS drama) Wall Street Journal 26 Oct 2019
Female equivalent of "sir"
___ Speaker Universal 11 Sep 2019
'___, I'm Adam' USA Today 11 Sep 2019
Polite palindromic term of address New York Times 02 Sep 2019
Female title of respect Premier Sunday 25 Aug 2019
Palindromic and respectful title for a lady
Two mothers, one runs a disorderly house
Palindromic title The Washington Post 15 Jul 2019
Two-way address Newsday 22 Jun 2019
Woman's address crazy in the morning The Sun Two Speed 13 Jun 2019
"__ Secretary": TV drama LA Times Daily 10 Jun 2019
'__ Secretary': TV drama The Washington Post 10 Jun 2019
A precocious little girl whichever way you look at it
One way to address a woman
Subject of most original palindrome?
Lady married first man The Sun Two Speed 17 Apr 2019
Spoilt girl (informal) The Sun Two Speed 17 Apr 2019
"___ Secretary," Tea Leoni starrer CBS show
Polite address Universal 16 Feb 2019
Female cabinet member's title USA Today 23 Jan 2019
___ Speaker
Polite palindromic term of address
"__ Secretary": TV drama
Polite address
"___, I'm Adam"
Palindromic title
"___ Secretary" (CBS drama)
Female cabinet member's title
Address for a mature woman Family Time 24 Dec 2018
How a female shopper may be addressed The Times Specialist Sunday 23 Dec 2018
Male, girl, male, lady ...
Palindromic title New York Times 02 Dec 2018
Lady of refinement Universal 25 Nov 2018
Sir's counterpart Thomas Joseph 20 Nov 2018
Respectful address for a lady which is also a palindrome
Spoiled girl The Sun Two Speed 01 Sep 2018
Married first man in woman's address The Sun Two Speed 01 Sep 2018
Palindromic title USA Today 18 Aug 2018
Polite form of address The Times Concise 15 Aug 2018
'___ Secretary' (Leoni drama) USA Today 11 Aug 2018
''Dear Sir or __ . . .'' Newsday 20 Jun 2018
"___ Secretary" (TV show) Universal 06 Jun 2018
Counterpart of "sir"
Address shortened by dropping just one letter Newsday 02 Jun 2018
Political series "___ Secretary"
Gentleman's go-with Universal 12 Apr 2018
What to call some diplomats Newsday 24 Mar 2018
Palindromic formality Jonesin 20 Feb 2018
Sir's counterpart Wall Street Journal 12 Feb 2018
Polite palindromic address Universal 16 Jan 2018
"___ Secretary" (Leoni drama)
"___ Secretary" (TV show)
Gentleman's go-with
Lady of refinement
Polite palindromic address
Palindromic title
Palindromic title
Address for a lady Universal 15 Dec 2017
Spoilt young woman married the first man The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Dec 2017
Manager of a house New York Times 06 Dec 2017
Start of a famous palindrome LA Times Daily 15 Nov 2017
Start of a famous palindrome The Washington Post 15 Nov 2017
A precocious little horror, whichever way you look at her!
Sir's counterpart Eugene Sheffer 20 Oct 2017
Sir's counterpart Universal 28 Sep 2017
One way or another she's a precocious female
Palindrome in a letter salutation The Chronicle of Higher Education 28 Apr 2017
"___ Secretary" (American political drama starring Tea Leoni)
Polite female title Newsday 20 Mar 2017
__ Chair Newsday 11 Mar 2017
Respectful address Wall Street Journal 22 Feb 2017
Palindrome in a letter salutation
___ President
Manager of a house
Sir's counterpart
Address for a lady
Start of a famous palindrome
Woman like Bertha Rochester and a Fleming character
Woman like Bertha Rochester and a Fleming character The Times Cryptic 02 Dec 2016
Address for Bovary LA Times Daily 28 Nov 2016
''Dear sir or __ . . .'' Newsday 14 Nov 2016
Respectful form of address Universal 04 Nov 2016
"__ Secretary": CBS drama LA Times Daily 13 Oct 2016
Matronly address Universal 09 Oct 2016
Title sometimes shortened by removing its middle letter New York Times 17 Sep 2016
Palindromic term of address New York Times 25 Jul 2016
Woman swinging both ways The Telegraph Toughie 06 Jul 2016
Respectful address Newsday 26 Jun 2016
Respectful address LA Times Daily 16 May 2016
Lady's address looks same either way
Title for a chief executive Universal 04 Apr 2016
Polite title LA Times Daily 03 Apr 2016
Rejects 27 across for a married woman, whatever way you look at it Irish Times Crosaire 05 Mar 2016
Polite address for a woman Family Time 31 Jan 2016
"__ Secretary": CBS drama
Respectful form of address
Title sometimes shortened by removing its middle letter
Palindromic term of address
Matronly address
Address for Bovary
Respectful address
CBS's '___ Secretary' Wall Street Journal 15 Sep 2015
' Secretary' (Tea Leoni show) Eugene Sheffer 05 Sep 2015
Sir's counterpart New York Times 03 Aug 2015
Palindromic form of address USA Today 28 Jul 2015
Opposite of ''sir'' Newsday 03 Jul 2015
What some presidents are called New York Times 19 Jun 2015
Cabinet member's title, maybe New York Times 20 May 2015
Either way, she's a lady
Either way, it's the same address? Irish Times Crosaire 02 May 2015
Gentlewoman's title USA Today 23 Mar 2015
"___, I'm Adam" (palindrome) Universal 16 Jan 2015
Whatever way you look at it, it's addressed to mother and father close to Frenchman Irish Times Crosaire 10 Jan 2015
Polite title
"Dear" letter addressee
"___, I'm Adam" (palindrome)
Cabinet member's title, maybe
Sir's counterpart
Opposite of "sir"
CBS's "___ Secretary"
Gentlewoman's title
Titled woman
Palindromic form of address
"Dear sir or __ . . ."
What some presidents are called
Lady Lovelace is in the custody of two Frenchmen, milady
How one may address a woman from the north or the south?
Term of respect
Palindromic title for a lady
Lady's title
Address for a gentlewoman
You can't tell if she's coming or going?
Palindromic address
My brothel's keeper?
Woman
Term of respect
*Source of the song "The Hostess With the Mostes' on the Ball"
Mother twice a formidable woman
Respectful address
Sir's counterpart
Chairwoman's title
You can't tell if she's coming or going
Palindrome within a palindrome
Lady
Address for a lady
Address for a gentlewoman
Palindromic address
Woman's address
Milady's title
Lady or an angry morning?
Letter opener?
Address of fine women's stores?
Sir's counterpart
Lady's title
Lady
Address from Jeeves
Sir's counterpart
___ Ambassador
Chairwoman's address
"___, I'm Adam"
Polite female title
Title for a lady
Polite address
Respectful address
___ Chair
Sir's counterpart
Sir's companion
Polite address
"Call Me ___" (1950 Ethel Merman vehicle)
Address from Jeeves
Title for a lady
Chair's title, at times
My brothel's keeper?
Respectful address
Letter opener
Palindromic title
Berlin's "Call Me __"
Chair's title, at times
Polite title
Respectful address
Lady's address
My brothel's keeper?
Woman of the house
Berlin's "Call Me __"
Palindromic term of address
Palindromic title
Speaker's title, perhaps
___ Speaker
Palindromic title
Lady of the house
Woman of the house
Polite female title
Palindromic term of address
Speaker's title, perhaps
Bordello biggie
Palindromic form of address
Household's mistress
Address for a woman
"Dear sir or __"
House manager
Female, formally
"My good woman"
Start of a noted palindrome
My brothel's keeper
Secretary of State Clinton's address
Polite female title
Sir's companion
Bit of politesse, back and forth
Certain chairperson's address
Lady of the house
Palindromic address
Chairwoman's address
Cathouse cheese
My brothel's keeper?
Lady of the house
Chairwoman's address
Woman in charge of a bordello
Address of the very first palindrome?
My brothel's keeper
"Call Me __"
Formal address
___ secretary
"Call Me __"
Lady's title
Formal address
__ Speaker (contemporary title)
Palindromic address
Palindrome within a palindrome
Start of a famous palindrome
Matronly title
Palindrome within a palindrome
Palindromic title
Sir's counterpart
Polite address
Palindromic address
Sir's counterpart
"My good woman"
Woman of refinement
Polite address
Mister's analogue
Brothel's keeper
Berlin's "Call Me __"
Head of a house of ill repute
Proper address
___ Secretary
Letter salutation
"___ Secretary," Madeleine Albright's 2003 autobiography
"The Mayflower __"
Chairperson's address
"Dear Sir or __ . . ."
Impersonal letter salutation
Working girl's boss
Matronly title
Queen of tarts?
"__, I'm Adam"
Start of a palindrome
Start of a famous palindrome
Palindromic title
Palindromic address
"Dear" letter addressee
Palindrome starter
"Call Me __"
"___ Secretary" (Madeleine Albright's memoir)
Bawd
"Butterfly" leader
Polite address
Letter salutation
"Call Me ___"
Sir's companion
Sir's analogue
Lady of the home
Dowager
Milady
Lady's title
Lady of honor
Bawdyhouse manager
"Dear ___ ..."
"___ Satan" (Cecil B. DeMille film)
Sir's opposite
"___, I'm Adam"
___ chairman
Donna
Palindrome opener
Lady of the house
President's address we've yet to hear?
Lady of the house
Palindrome opener
My brothel's keeper
Palindromic address
"__, I'm Adam"
Formal title
Head of a household, maybe
Polite address
Palindromic woman
"Call Me ___"
Palindromic address
Polite address
"__, I'm Adam"
"Call Me __" (Berlin musical)
"Call Me ___"
Heidi Fleiss, notably
Palindromic lady
Feminine title
Feminine title
"Call Me ___"
Chairwoman's address
Woman of the house
Bawdyhouse figure
Sir's mate
Chairwoman's address
Lady of the house
Term of respect
Bit of politesse, back and forth
Palindromic title
Polite palindromic address
Bawd
Start of a palindrome
___ Secretary (Albright's address)
Gentlewoman's title
"Call Me ___": Irving Berlin
Letter opener
Palindromic form of address
Lady's title
Lady of Lourdes
Counterpart of 11-Down
Lady of the house
Irving Berlin's "Call Me ___"
Woman of the house
Palindromic woman
Lady of the house
Word of politeness
Bit of politesse, back and forth
Start of a palindrome
Word heard in fine stores
Dear purser
Dear _____ (letter start)
Woman
Gentlewoman
One of Polly Adler's ilk
Respectful term of address
Mary Stewart's "_____, Will You Talk?"
Lady of the house
"Call Me ___," Merman film
"Call Me ___"
Sir's kin
Letter opener
Milady
"Call Me ___," Merman's request
Feminine palindrome
"Call Me ___," musical with songs by 64 Down
Palindromic lady
Woman of the house
Term of address
A gavel wielder's title
Word in a palindrome
"Call Me ___," Berlin musical
TV puppet
__ Chair-person
"Dear Sir or __"
Title similar to Mrs.
Title of respect
Title for a chairperson
Ethel Merman title
"___ I'm Adam"
Title for a woman
Feminine title
Name for Merman
Form of address
Familiar palindrome
Title of respect.
Form of polite address.
"___ Butterfly"
Perle or Ethel.
Call for Ethel Merman.
Title of address.
Polite form of address.
"___, I'm Adam."
Term of address.
Title of Damon Runyon's La Gimp.
Milady.
Title for a lady.
Palindromic title.
Lady.
Feminine title.
Polite term of address.
Woman's title.
"Dear Sir or ___"
My lady.
Title.
"___ I'm Adam."
Merman role.
Correlative of sir.
___ Chairman.
Mrs. Mesta.
Form of epistolary address.
Ethel Merman role.
A form of polite address.
Lady's address.
___ chairman.
What to call her.
Title of Senator Smith of Maine.
Title for a chairwoman.
Ethel Merman.
Title of courtesy.
Mesta or Merman.
"Call Me ___."
"Call Me ___," forthcoming play about Mrs. Mesta.
Polite address to a lady.
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