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Tweet n. 1. A realistic piece of stage scenery constructed to stand by itself. 2. An often brilliantly executed artistic or literary work characterized by a formal pattern. 3. a. A carefully planned and executed military operation. b. A situation, activity, or speech planned beforehand and carried out according to a prescribed pattern or formula. |
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