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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
bungee cord
 
SYLLABICATION:bun·gee cord
PRONUNCIATION:  bnj
NOUN: An elasticized rubber cord, often fitted with hooks at the ends, used to fasten, bear weight, or absorb shock.
ETYMOLOGY:Alteration of bunjie, rubber.
 
 
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