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noun • a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir • a short stout club used primarily by policemen • a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority • a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette • a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race | ||||
| 22% | 8 | To keep away or keep at bay | ||
verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off | ||||
| 22% | 8 | If you have nine pencils and you keep three of them, what fraction of the pencils do you keep? | ||
noun • one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | ||||
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