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Diastole
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; - correlative to systole, or contraction.
(2):
(n.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diastole'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/diastole.html. 1828.