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accompaniment	a part of a piece of music that supports or provides background for another, more important part. [1/2 definitions]
collar	the part of a piece of clothing that goes around the neck. It is sometimes folded over. [1/3 definitions]
finale	the last part of a piece of music. [1/2 definitions]
fly¹	a strip of material along the edge of a piece of clothing that hides buttons or a zipper. Flies are usually found on the front of pants. [1/9 definitions]
heading	a word or group of words at the top or front of a piece of writing; title.
signature	a sign used to indicate the key or tempo of a piece of music. [1/2 definitions]
skirt	the part of a piece of clothing such as a dress or jacket that hangs down from the waist. [1/4 definitions]
survey	the act of finding out the shape, area, and elevation of a piece of land. [1/6 definitions]
waist	the part of a piece of clothing that covers this part of the body. [1/2 definitions]

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