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colds

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  1. A condition of low temperature.“Come in, out of the cold.”
  2. (with 'the') A harsh place; a place of abandonment.“The former politician was left out in the cold after his friends deserted him.”
  3. A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.“I caught a miserable cold and had to stay home for a week”
  4. Rheum, sleepy dust

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