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 Read ; coll. thick, as a liquid; rich, strong, as an infusion; spiced, seasoned:, the tea is strong; thick ink; , highly seasoned with oil; , a deep color, as of an infusion.

A coll. word: turned to one side, awry, deflected: awry, twisted;  much deflected;

A coll. character; used for the strong nasal which is not referable to the table of initial and final sounds; mostly placed before verbs in the sense of no, not will not; before adjective, it often answers to un, dis, in; between verbs repeated, it forms a question; repeated before succeeding verbs and adjectives, it means neither, nor:, no need of, , unnecessary;  not done, done