A Touching Line But Not In Verse

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
noun • a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point • ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
	34%	11		A sound produced with both the tongue touching the back of the upper teeth and the lower lip touching the upper teeth.
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	28%	8		Verse in which the closing word or phrase of a line is repeated as the opening word or phrase of the next line
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The Guardian Cryptic15 May 2006	Across 28
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