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  1. Noun.  The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7 joules.
  2. Noun.  (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

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