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Freemasons and freemasonry

Freemason

noun

a member of an international secret society of men who agree to help each other. A Freemason is often simply called a Mason.

Mason

noun

a freemason

grand master

noun

a leader in some organizations, especially the freemasons

lodge

noun

a local group that belongs to an organization such as the freemasons, or the place where such a group meets

Masonic

adjective

involving or relating to freemasons

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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the short high sound that a small bird makes

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