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May 27, 2012
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mat•a•dor



Pronunciation: (mat'u-dôr"), [key]
n.
1. the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
2. one of the principal cards in skat and certain other games.
3. (cap.) a jet-powered U.S. surface-to-surface missile.

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