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Sinuous
Curving in and out; in a serpentine, wavy form; winding. From the Latin noun 'sinus,' which means 'curve, fold, or hollow' and also was borrowed directly to designate the 'and out; in a serpentine, wavy form; winding. From the Latin noun '…
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