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      splaying
      noun
      an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
      verb
      move out of position
      turn outward
      spread open or apart
      adjective
      turned outward in an ungainly manner
      Roots
      displicaresplay- · Latin · unfold, spread
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