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Udaya, M., Reddy, C.R. (2024). Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Strategies. In: Udaya, M., Reddy, C.R. (eds) Vocabulary, Corpus and Language Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45986-3_3

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