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Glossary of terms used in Dune. Use this glossary if you get stuck on any of the terms.
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ABA
A loose robe worn by Fremen women; usually black.
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ADAB
The demanding memory that comes upon you of itself.
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ALAM AL-MITHAL
The mystical world of similitudes where all physical limitations are removed.
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AMTAL RULE
A common rule on primitive worlds under which something is tested to determine its limits or defects. Commonly: testing to destruction.
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ARRAKEEN
First settlement on Arrakis; long-time seat of planetary government.
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ARRAKIS
The planet known as Dune; third planet of Canopus.
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AUMAS
Poison administered in food. (Specifically: poison in solid food.) In some dialects: Chaumas.
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BALISET
A nine-stringed musical instrument, lineal descendant of the zither, tuned to the Chusuk scale and played by strumming. Favorite instrument of Imperial troubadours.
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BASHAR
An officer of the Sardaukar a fractional point above Colonel in the standardized military classification. Rank created for military ruler of a planetary subdistrict. (Bashar of the Corps is a title reserved strictly for military use.)
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BATTLE LANGUAGE
Any special language of restricted etymology developed for clear-speech communication in warfare.
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