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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Small framework and shelter for one or more bells</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Bell-gable" title="Bell-gable">Bell-gable</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bell_tower" title="Bell tower">Bell tower</a></div> <p>A <b>bellcote</b>, <b>bell-cote</b> or <b>bell-cot</b> is a small framework and shelter for one or more bells. Bellcotes are most common in <a href="/wiki/Church_architecture" title="Church architecture">church architecture</a> but are also seen on institutions such as schools. The bellcote may be carried on <a href="/wiki/Bracket_(architecture)" title="Bracket (architecture)">brackets</a> projecting from a wall or built on the roof of <a href="/wiki/Chapel" title="Chapel">chapels</a> or churches that have no towers.<sup id="cite_ref-sturgis284_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sturgis284-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bellcote often holds the <a href="/wiki/Church_bell#Types" title="Church bell">Sanctus bell</a> that is rung at the <a href="/wiki/Consecration#Eucharist" class="mw-redirect" title="Consecration">consecration</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Eucharist" title="Eucharist">Eucharist</a>. </p><p>The bellcote is mentioned throughout history books when referring to older structures and communities. <i>Bromsgrove church: its history and antiquities</i> is one example which goes into depth about the construction and maintenance of the bellcote. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=WAAIAAAAQAAJ&dq=bell-cot+english+history&pg=PA113">[1]</a> Bellcotes are also discussed in The Wiltshire Archæological and Natural History Magazine, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vYA_AQAAMAAJ&dq=bell-cot+english+history&pg=PA95">Volume 8</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=k-NAAAAAYAAJ&dq=bell-cot+english+history&pg=RA2-PA49">Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural ..., Volume 29</a>. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Bell-gable" title="Bell-gable">bell-gable</a> is similar, located at the apex of a <a href="/wiki/Gable" title="Gable">gable</a> or building end wall.<sup id="cite_ref-sturgis286_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sturgis286-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bell-cot&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Bellcote</i> is a compound noun of the words <i>bell</i> and <i>cot</i> or <i>cote</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bell#Etymology" title="Bell"><i>Bell</i></a> is self-explanatory. The word <i>cot</i> or <i>cote</i> is Old English, from Germanic. It means a shelter of some kind, especially for birds or animals (see <a href="/wiki/Dovecote" title="Dovecote">dovecote</a>), a shed, or stall.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"><div class="title"><div>Examples of bellcotes</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St_Edmund%27s_Church,_Church_Road,_Wootton_(May_2016)_(Bell-cot).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Bellcote at St Edmund's Church, Wootton, Isle of Wight, England"><img alt="Bellcote at St Edmund's Church, Wootton, Isle of Wight, England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/St_Edmund%27s_Church%2C_Church_Road%2C_Wootton_%28May_2016%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG/135px-St_Edmund%27s_Church%2C_Church_Road%2C_Wootton_%28May_2016%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/St_Edmund%27s_Church%2C_Church_Road%2C_Wootton_%28May_2016%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG/202px-St_Edmund%27s_Church%2C_Church_Road%2C_Wootton_%28May_2016%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/St_Edmund%27s_Church%2C_Church_Road%2C_Wootton_%28May_2016%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG/270px-St_Edmund%27s_Church%2C_Church_Road%2C_Wootton_%28May_2016%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bellcote at <a href="/wiki/St_Edmund%27s_Church,_Wootton" title="St Edmund's Church, Wootton">St Edmund's Church, Wootton</a>, Isle of Wight, England</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stanford_Road_School_(former_Board_School),_Prestonville,_Brighton_(December_2013)_(Bell-cot).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Bellcote at Stanford Road School, Prestonville, Brighton, England."><img alt="Bellcote at Stanford Road School, Prestonville, Brighton, England." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Stanford_Road_School_%28former_Board_School%29%2C_Prestonville%2C_Brighton_%28December_2013%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG/130px-Stanford_Road_School_%28former_Board_School%29%2C_Prestonville%2C_Brighton_%28December_2013%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="130" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Stanford_Road_School_%28former_Board_School%29%2C_Prestonville%2C_Brighton_%28December_2013%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG/195px-Stanford_Road_School_%28former_Board_School%29%2C_Prestonville%2C_Brighton_%28December_2013%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Stanford_Road_School_%28former_Board_School%29%2C_Prestonville%2C_Brighton_%28December_2013%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG/260px-Stanford_Road_School_%28former_Board_School%29%2C_Prestonville%2C_Brighton_%28December_2013%29_%28Bell-cot%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2600" data-file-height="3600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bellcote at Stanford Road School, <a href="/wiki/Prestonville,_Brighton" title="Prestonville, Brighton">Prestonville, Brighton</a>, England.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:StAlbanTheMartyr_Oxford_bellcot.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Bellcote on the parish church of St Alban the Martyr, Charles Street, Cowley, Oxford."><img alt="Bellcote on the parish church of St Alban the Martyr, Charles Street, Cowley, Oxford." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/StAlbanTheMartyr_Oxford_bellcot.JPG/128px-StAlbanTheMartyr_Oxford_bellcot.JPG" decoding="async" width="128" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/StAlbanTheMartyr_Oxford_bellcot.JPG/193px-StAlbanTheMartyr_Oxford_bellcot.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/StAlbanTheMartyr_Oxford_bellcot.JPG/257px-StAlbanTheMartyr_Oxford_bellcot.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3300" data-file-height="4620" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bellcote on the parish church of St Alban the Martyr, Charles Street, <a href="/wiki/Cowley,_Oxfordshire" title="Cowley, Oxfordshire">Cowley</a>, Oxford.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellcot_on_St_Thomas%27s_Church,_Eaton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_274135.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bellcote on St Thomas' Church, Eaton, Cheshire."><img alt="Bellcote on St Thomas' Church, Eaton, Cheshire." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Bellcot_on_St_Thomas%27s_Church%2C_Eaton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_274135.jpg/180px-Bellcot_on_St_Thomas%27s_Church%2C_Eaton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_274135.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Bellcot_on_St_Thomas%27s_Church%2C_Eaton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_274135.jpg/270px-Bellcot_on_St_Thomas%27s_Church%2C_Eaton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_274135.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Bellcot_on_St_Thomas%27s_Church%2C_Eaton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_274135.jpg/360px-Bellcot_on_St_Thomas%27s_Church%2C_Eaton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_274135.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bellcote on <a href="/wiki/St_Thomas%27_Church,_Eaton" title="St Thomas' Church, Eaton">St Thomas' Church, Eaton</a>, Cheshire.</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bell-cot&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-sturgis284-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sturgis284_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSturgis1901" class="citation book cs1">Sturgis, Russell (1901). <i>A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I</i>. 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title="Blagovest">Blagovest</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Full_circle_ringing" title="Full circle ringing">Full circle ringing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Change_ringing" title="Change ringing">Change ringing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Call_changes" title="Call changes">Call changes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Method_ringing" title="Method ringing">Method ringing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolognese_bell_ringing" title="Bolognese bell ringing">Bolognese bell ringing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veronese_bell_ringing" title="Veronese bell ringing">Veronese bell ringing</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable bells</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heaviest_bells" title="List of heaviest bells">List of heaviest bells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balangiga_bells" title="Balangiga bells">Balangiga bells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_of_Good_Luck" title="Bell of Good Luck">Bell of Good Luck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_of_King_Seongdeok" title="Bell of King Seongdeok">Bell of King Seongdeok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Ben" title="Big Ben">Big Ben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Bell" title="Freedom Bell">Freedom Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bell_of_Dhammazedi" title="Great Bell of Dhammazedi">Great Bell of Dhammazedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Tom_(bell)" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Tom (bell)">Great Tom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_the_Great_Bell_Tower" title="Ivan the Great Bell Tower">Ivan the Great Bell Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Peace_Bell" title="Japanese Peace Bell">Japanese Peace Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justice_Bell_(Valley_Forge)" title="Justice Bell (Valley Forge)">Justice Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bell" title="Liberty Bell">Liberty Bell</a></li> <li><a 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title="World Peace Bell (Newport, Kentucky)">Kentucky</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Bell_Temple" title="Big Bell Temple">Yongle Big Bell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bell founders <br />and foundries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bergholtz_Bellfoundry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bergholtz Bellfoundry (page does not exist)">Bergholtz</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergholtz_klockgjuteri" class="extiw" title="sv:Bergholtz klockgjuteri">sv</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilbie_family" title="Bilbie family">Bilbie family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrey_Chokhov" title="Andrey Chokhov">Andrey Chokhov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Cockey#Origins_of_the_family" title="Edward Cockey">Cockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Eijsbouts_bell_foundry" title="Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry">Royal Eijsbouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashpir_Ganusov" title="Kashpir Ganusov">Kashpir Ganusov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanden_Gheyn" class="mw-redirect" title="Vanden Gheyn">Vanden Gheyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gillett_%26_Johnston" title="Gillett & Johnston">Gillett & Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grassmayr_Bell_Foundry" title="Grassmayr Bell Foundry">Grassmayr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Graye" title="Miles Graye">Miles Graye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatch_bell_foundry" title="Hatch bell foundry">Hatch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pieter_and_Fran%C3%A7ois_Hemony" title="Pieter and François Hemony">Pieter and François Hemony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Hodson_(bell-founder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Hodson (bell-founder)">Christopher Hodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franciscus_Illenfeld" title="Franciscus 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href="/wiki/Richard_Phelps_(bell-founder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Phelps (bell-founder)">Richard Phelps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudhall_of_Gloucester" title="Rudhall of Gloucester">Rudhall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_and_William_Rufford" title="John and William Rufford">John and William Rufford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saarlouiser_Glockengie%C3%9Ferei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saarlouiser Glockengießerei (page does not exist)">Saarlouiser Glockengießerei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schilling_(bellfounder_family)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Schilling (bellfounder family) (page does not exist)">Schilling</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schilling_(Glockengie%C3%9Ferfamilie)" class="extiw" title="de:Schilling (Glockengießerfamilie)">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_%26_Co" title="John Taylor & Co">Taylor</a></li> 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Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bell_Museum" title="Liberty Bell Museum">Liberty Bell Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Bell_Festival" title="National Bell Festival">National Bell Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bell_ringing_organizations" title="List of bell ringing organizations">Ringing organizations</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Bell,_American_Legion" title="Freedom Bell, American Legion">Freedom Bell, American Legion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_Bells" title="All the Bells">All the Bells</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><br /> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1012311289">.mw-parser-output .asbox{position:relative;overflow:hidden}.mw-parser-output .asbox table{background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .asbox p{margin:0}.mw-parser-output .asbox p+p{margin-top:0.25em}.mw-parser-output .asbox-body{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .asbox-note{font-size:smaller}.mw-parser-output .asbox 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