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  1. sweepingsnoun

    That which is swept up.

  2. sweepingsnoun

    Plural form of sweeping.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sweepingsnoun

    That which is swept away.

    Etymology: from sweep.

    Should this one broomstick enter the scene, covered with dust, though the sweepings of the finest lady’s chamber, we should despise its vanity. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Sweepings

    Sweepings is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Lester Cohen, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, William Gargan, Gloria Stuart and Alan Dinehart. It was released on April 14, 1933, by RKO Pictures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sweepings

    things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street

Wikidata

  1. Sweepings

    Sweepings is a 1933 film directed by John Cromwell.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sweepings in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sweepings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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