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-Besides all the high-level features, FCL supports the traditional Forth programming structures and uses the same compilation model (compile/interpret mode, dictionary, immediate words, etc.) as a classsic Forth.
+Besides all the high-level features, FCL supports the traditional Forth programming structures and uses the same compilation model (compile/interpret mode, dictionary, immediate words, etc.) as a classic Forth.
 
 ## The Syntax