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Word: redshirt
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Meaning:
Noun:
- fiction|science fiction an unimportant character introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril to the important characters; an expendable character.
- collegiate|_|sports an athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years
- _|navy A person responsible for loading and unloading weapons, artillery, and equipment from aircraft.
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Verb:
- collegiate|_|sports to place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
- US To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.
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