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Dictionary definition for: Poignant
1. (s) arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene" "poignant grief cannot endure forever" "his gratitude was simple and touching"
2. (s) keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"
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