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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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periodical cicada

Part of Speechnoun

Any of certain species of cicadas, especially in genus Magicicada, which are known for their 17- and 13-year life-cycles, during most of which they develop underground, emerging in large numbers for a short time as large and audible adults,

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Synonyms

decim periodical cicadaseventeen-year locust

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Related Words

magicicada septendecimcicadacicadcicadoiddog-day cicadacicadettinecicala

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