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car·tel From Merriam-Webster
Pronunciation: \kär-ˈtel\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, letter of defiance, from Old Italian cartello,
literally, placard, from carta leaf of paper - more at card
Date: 1692
1 : a written agreement between belligerent nations
2 : a combination of independent commercial or industrial
enterprises designed to limit competition or fix
prices
Romantic America.
Romantic America,
when a rosaceous
sunset lightens
the world near a
frail little brook,
and where everything
shines like a
diamond in the
heart of a forest ;
the north wind
is blowing, the light
of a fine day
invents an emotion,
and I love you
America....
Francesco Sinibaldi
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