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. 1999 Jan 16;318(7177):157.

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Die: The singular of dice. We seldom hear the word, because there is a prohibitory proverb, “Never say die.”

Ambrose Bierce, The Cynic’s Word Book (1906), subsequently titled The Devil’s Dictionary


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