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• (Zoöl.), a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (H. Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic.

Webster 1913

• noun the national flag of the United States of America
  Old Glory; American flag; Stars and Stripes.
  

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• the popular name for the national ensign of the United States. F. S. Key.

Webster 1913

• noun a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 was set to music and adopted by Congress in 1931 as the national anthem of the United States
  

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