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  1. Noun.  A high tide in which the water rises to a given level, recedes, and then rises again.
  2. Noun.  A low tide in which the water recedes to a given level, rises, and then recedes again.
  3. Noun.  In ancient Roman building, an earthwork; a mound; a raised work.

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