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Nov 30, 2009
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Pronunciation: (flâr'bak"), [key]
n.
1. a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
2. a brief, unexpected recurrence: a flareback of winter in May.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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