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Catchword for “beta”
Catchword: beta
Part of Speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: There are also a bunch of people there who do not climb *real* rock. i was talking with one guy and we were disucssing the beta on a 5.11a. i asked him about what kind of stuff he was leading and he said, “leading? like outdoors? oh, i’ve never done that.”
Article or Document Title:
“Re: Best use of *ugh* climbing wall” (URL)
Author:
Bob Pasker
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Usenet: rec.climbing
Date of Publication:
Apr. 13, 1991
This cite belongs to a full entry for beta.
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