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4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination.
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The compass of his argument. Wordsworth.
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5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within.
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In two hundred years before (I speak within compass), no such commission had been executed. Sir J. Davies.
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6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument.
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You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass. Shak.
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7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction.
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He that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses. Locke.
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8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See

To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please. Swift.
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9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.]
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The tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven. Skeat.] Chaucer.
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Coloq. Azimuth compass . See under . -- Coloq. Beam compass . See under . -- Coloq. Compass card , the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs. -- Coloq. Compass dial , a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day. -- Coloq. Compass plane (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork. -- Coloq. Compass plant , Coloq. Compass flower (Bot.), a plant of the American prairies (Silphium laciniatum), not unlike a small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south.
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Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet:
This is the compass flower. Longefellow.

-- Coloq. Compass saw , a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a curve; -- called also fret saw and keyhole saw. -- Coloq. Compass timber (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber. -- Coloq. Compass window (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel window. -- Coloq. Mariner's compass , a kind of compass used in navigation. It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order to preserve its horizontal position. -- Coloq. Surveyor's compass , an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles. See . -- Coloq. Variation compass , a compass of delicate construction, used in observations on the variations of the needle. -- Coloq. To fetch a compass , to make a circuit.
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Compass (kŭmp�s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compassed (kŭmp�st); p. pr. & vb. n. Compassing.] [F. compasser, LL. compassare.] 1. To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
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Ye shall compass the city seven times. Josh. vi. 4.
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We the globe can compass soon. Shak.
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2. To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about.
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With terrors and with clamors compassed round. Milton.
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Now all the blessings
Of a glad father compass thee about. Shak.
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Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round. Luke xix. 43.
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3. To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish.
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If I can check my erring love, I will:
If not, to compass her I'll use my skill. Shak.
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How can you hope to compass your designs? Denham.
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4. To curve; to bend into a circular form. [Obs. except in carpentry and shipbuilding.] Shak.
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5. (Law) To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.
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Compassing and imagining the death of the king are synonymous terms; compassing signifying the purpose or design of the mind or will, and not, as in common speech, the carrying such design to effect. Blackstone.
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Compassable (?), a. Capable of being compassed or accomplished. Burke.
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Compassed (?), a. Rounded; arched. [Obs.]
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She came . . . into the compassed window. Shak.
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Compasses (?), n., pl. An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move.
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☞ The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring without adjustable points are generally called dividers. See .
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Coloq. Bow compasses . See . -- Coloq. Caliber compasses , Coloq. Caliper compasses . See . -- Coloq. Proportional , Coloq. Triangular , etc., Coloq. compasses . See under , etc.
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Compassing (?), a. (Shipbuilding) Curved; bent; as, compassing timbers.
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Compassion (?), n. [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See .] Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.
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Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See .
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Compassion, v. t. To pity. [Obs.] Shak.
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Compassionable (?), a. Deserving compassion or pity; pitiable. [R.] Barrow.
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Compassionate (?), a. 1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
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There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. South.
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2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] Shak.

Syn. -- Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.
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Compassionate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compassionated (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Compassionating (#).] To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.
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Compassionates my pains, and pities me. Addison.
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Compassionately (?), adv. In a compassionate manner; mercifully. Clarendon.
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Compassionateness, n. The quality or state of being compassionate.
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Compassless (?), a. Having no compass. Knowles.
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Compaternity (?), n. [LL. compaternitas, fr. compater godfather; com- + pater father.] The relation of a godfather to a person. [Obs.]
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The relation of gossipred or compaternity by the canon law is a spiritual affinity. Sir J. Davies.
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Compatibility (?), n. [Cf. F. compatibilité.] The quality or power of being compatible or congruous; congruity; as, a compatibility of tempers; a compatibility of properties.
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Compatible (?), a. [F., fr. LL.compatibilis, fr. L. compati. See .] Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with.
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Our poets have joined together such qualities as are by nature the most compatible. Broome.

Syn. -- Consistent; suitable; agreeable; accordant.
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Compatibleness, n. Compatibility; consistency; fitness; agreement.
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Compatibly, adv. In a compatible manner.
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Compatient (?), a. [L. compatients, p. pr. of compati. See .] Suffering or enduring together. [Obs.] Sir G. Buck.
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Compatriot (?), n. [F. compatriote, LL. compatriotus; com- + patriota a native. See , and cf. .] One of the same country, and having like interests and feeling.
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The distrust with which they felt themselves to be regarded by their compatriots in America. Palfrey.
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Compatriot, a. Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism.
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She [Britain] rears to freedom an undaunted race,
Compatriot, zealous, hospitable, kind. Thomson.
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Compatriotism (?), n. The condition of being compatriots.
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Compear (?), v. i. [F. comparoir, L. comparēre; com- + parēre to appear.] 1. To appear. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) To appear in court personally or by attorney. [Scot.]
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Compeer (?), [OE. comper, through French fr. L. compar; com- + par equal. See an equal, and cf. 1st .] An equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate.
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And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer. Milton.
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His compeer in arms. Ford.
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Compeer, v. t. To be equal with; to match. [R.]
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In my rights,
By me invested, he compeers the best. Shak.
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{ Compeer, Compeir (?), } v. i. See .
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Compel (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compelled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Compelling.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com- + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See .] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.
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Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once. Hallam.
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And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross. Mark xv. 21.
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2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. [R.]
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Commissions, which compel from each
The sixth part of his substance. Shak.
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3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
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Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. Dryden.
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I compel all creatures to my will. Tennyson.
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4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] “In one troop compelled.” Dryden.
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5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] Chapman.
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She had this knight from far compelled. Spenser.

Syn. -- To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See .
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Compel (?), v. i. To make one yield or submit. “If she can not entreat, I can compel.” Shak.
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Compellable (?), a. Capable of being compelled or constrained. Blackstone.
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Compellably, adv. By compulsion.
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Compellation (?), n. [L. compellatio, fr. compellare to accost, fr. compellere. See .] Style of address or salutation; an appellation. “Metaphorical compellations.” Milton.
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He useth this endearing compellation, “My little children.” Bp. Beveridge.
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The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by “Sire,” which is nothing else but father. Sir W. Temple.
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Compellative (?), n. (Gram.) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
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Compellatory (?), a. Serving to compel; compulsory. [R.]
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Compeller (?), n. One who compels or constrains.
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Compend (?), n. A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
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A compend and recapitulation of the Mosaical law. Bp. Burnet.
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Compendiarious (?), a. [L. compendiarius.] Short; compendious. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Compendiate (?), v. t. [L. compendiatus, p. p. of compendiare to shorten, fr. compendium.] To sum or collect together. [Obs.] Bp. King.
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Compendious (?), a. [L. compendiosus.] Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.
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More compendious and expeditious ways. Woodward.
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Three things be required in the oration of a man having authority -- that it be compendious, sententious, and delectable. Sir T. Elyot.

Syn. -- Short; summary; abridged; condensed; comprehensive; succinct; brief; concise.
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Compendiously, adv. In a compendious manner.
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Compendiously expressed by the word chaos. Bentley.
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Compendiousness, n. The state or quality of being compendious.
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Compendium (?), n.; pl. E. Compendiums (#), L. Compendia (#). [L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- + pendere to weigh. See , and cf. .] A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary.
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A short system or compendium of a science. I. Watts.

Syn. -- See .
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compensable adj. 1. receiving money for services rendered.
Syn. -- paying(prenominal), remunerative, salaried, stipendiary.
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2. qualifying one for receipt of compensation, such as for a bodily injury; as, a compensable injury.
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Compensate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compensated; p. pr. & vb. n. Compensating.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See .] 1. To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses.
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2. To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for.
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The length of the night and the dews thereof do compensate the heat of the day. Bacon.
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The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries. Prior.

Syn. -- To recompense; remunerate; indemnify; reward; requite; counterbalance.
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Compensate, v. i. To make amends; to supply an equivalent; -- followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.
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compensated adj. receiving or eligible for compensation.
Syn. -- remunerated, salaried, stipendiary.
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Compensation (?), n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson.
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2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent; that which makes good the lack or variation of something else; that which compensates for loss or privation; amends; remuneration; recompense.
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The parliament which dissolved the monastic foundations . . . vouchsafed not a word toward securing the slightest compensation to the dispossessed owners. Hallam.
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No pecuniary compensation can possibly reward them. Burke.
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3. (Law) (a)The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount; a set-off. Bouvier. Wharton. (b) A recompense or reward for some loss or service. (c) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
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Coloq. Compensation balance , or Coloq. Compensated balance , a kind of balance wheel for a timepiece. The rim is usually made of two different metals having different expansibility under changes of temperature, so arranged as to counteract each other and preserve uniformity of movement. -- Coloq. Compensation pendulum . See .

Syn. -- Recompense; reward; indemnification; consideration; requital; satisfaction; set-off.
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Compensative (?), a. [LL. compensativus.] Affording compensation.
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Compensative, n. Compensation. [R.] Lamb.
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Compensator (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to various mechanical devices.
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2. (Naut.) An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship's attraction on the needle.
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Compensatory (?), a. Serving for compensation; making amends. Jer. Taylor.
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