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   strand

   /strand/

   noun

   • 1. a single thin length of something such as thread, fibre, or wire, especially as twisted together with others: "strands of coloured wool" Similar threadfilamentfibrelengthpiecestringplytechnical:fibril
   • ▪ a single hair or thin lock of hair: "strands of dark hair had fallen over his brows" Similar locktresswisptendrilcurlringlet
   • ▪ a string of beads or pearls.
   • ▪ an element that forms part of a complex whole: "the journal has carried articles representing many different strands of opinion on the left" Similar elementcomponentfactoringredientaspectfeaturethemestraintrope

   Word Origin late 15th century: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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