Related Words for peter principle

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law of averages
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superimposition
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Noun
projection
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Noun
perestroika
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Noun
invisible hand
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Phrase, Noun
principle of sufficient reason
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Phrase, Noun
vicious circle
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Phrase, Noun
wishful thinking
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Phrase, Noun
pessimism
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Noun
superstition
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Noun
pretence
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Noun
psyche
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theory
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Noun
speculation
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Noun
holism
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Noun
apotheosis
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Noun
idealism
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Noun
halo effect
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Phrase, Noun
conspiracy
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Noun
phenomenon
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Noun
optimism
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Noun
idea
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Noun
dynamism
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Noun
pretending
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Verb
perfectionism
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Noun
externalization
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Noun
myth
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alexander
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Name
alpha
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Noun, Adjective
anthony
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Name
application
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approach
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Noun, Verb
assumed
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Adjective
assumption
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Noun
auf
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Noun
authoritative
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Adjective
authority
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Noun
axiom
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Noun
basic
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Adjective, Noun
basically
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Adverb
basis
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Noun
battered
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Adjective
beaten
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Adjective
bedrock
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Noun, Verb
begin
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Verb, Noun
belief
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Noun
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
bottom
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
bow
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Noun, Verb
bridal
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Adjective, Noun
brown
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Name, Adjective, Verb
buck
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Noun, Verb
built
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Adjective, Noun
bum
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
burned
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Adjective
caked
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Adjective
canto
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Noun
caveat emptor
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Phrase, Noun
centered
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Adjective
central
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Adjective, Noun
chap
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Noun, Verb
chapter
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Noun, Verb
chivalry
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Noun
chop
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Noun, Verb
christopher
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Name
cock
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Noun, Verb
concept
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Noun, Verb
console
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Noun, Verb
converted
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Adjective
core
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
crap
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
credo
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Noun
criterion
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Noun
crowd
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Noun, Verb
dan
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Noun
david
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Name
dean
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Noun, Verb
departure
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Noun
desideratum
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Noun
desirability
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Noun
dialectics
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Noun
dick
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Noun, Verb
dictate
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Verb, Noun
dictum
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Noun
discourse
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Noun, Verb
doctrinal
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Adjective, Noun
doctrine
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Noun
dogma
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Noun
dressing
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Noun
drugged
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Adjective
eagle
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Noun, Verb
early
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun
episcopal
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Name, Adjective
essence
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Noun
ethic
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Noun, Adjective
ethos
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Noun
expected
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Adjective
fable
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Noun, Verb
fact
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Noun
first
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
foundation
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Noun
francis
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Name
fund
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Noun, Verb
fundamental
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Adjective, Noun
gaze
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Noun, Verb
general
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Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
genesis
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Noun
genus
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Noun
george
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Name
guideline
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Noun
head
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
hellenism
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Name
henry
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Name
high school
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Phrase, Noun
inception
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Noun
ingredient
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Noun
initial
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
james
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Name
john
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Name
key
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
law
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Noun, Verb
leader
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Noun
lecture
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Noun, Verb
lesson
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Noun, Verb
letter
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Noun, Verb
line
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Noun, Verb
lock
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Noun, Verb
logic
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
main
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
major
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
math
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Noun, Verb
matter
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Noun, Verb
maxim
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Noun
michael
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Name
moonstone
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Noun
moral
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
moses
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Name
motto
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Noun, Verb
nominally
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Adverb
norm
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Noun, Verb
normally
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Adverb
notion
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Noun
number
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Noun, Verb
objective
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Noun, Adjective
onset
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Noun, Verb
orientation
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Noun
originally
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Adverb
outset
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Noun, Verb
pace
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
pack
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Noun, Verb
paradigm
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Noun
paul
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Name
pedro
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Name
pete
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Name
petered
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Verb
petersburg
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Name
petra
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Name
petter
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Name
philip
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Name
philosophical
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Adjective
philosophy
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Noun, Verb
pierre
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Name
piet
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Name
pillar
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Noun, Verb
pitt
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Name
plate
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Noun, Verb
pleasure principle
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Phrase, Noun
point
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Noun, Verb
policy
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Noun, Verb
position
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Noun, Verb
postulate
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
practice
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Noun, Verb
precept
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Noun, Verb
premise
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Noun, Verb
presumption
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Noun
presupposition
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Noun
prick
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Noun, Verb
primary
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
prince
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Noun, Verb
principal
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Adjective, Noun
principe
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Name
principled
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Adjective
principles
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Adjective
prohibition
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Noun
proposition
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Noun, Verb
provision
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Noun, Verb
psalm
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Noun, Verb
question
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Noun, Verb
rachel
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Name
rationale
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Noun
reason
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Noun, Verb
requirement
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Noun
requisite
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Adjective, Noun
richard
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Name
rick
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Name, Verb
right
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rock
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Noun, Verb
rolf
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Name, Verb
rule
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Noun, Verb
sake
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Noun
sam
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Name, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
samuel
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Name
school
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Noun, Verb
scratch
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Noun, Verb, Adjective