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In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
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It is a short form of Sigrid , of Old Norse origin , and literally meaning " beautiful victory " , from Old Norse " sigr " ( victory ) and Old Norse " fri r " ( beautiful ) .
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It is derived from Old Norse " sigr " , which means victory , and " fri dr " , which means beautiful .

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The Palace of Whitehall ( or Palace of White Hall ) at Westminster , Middlesex , was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698 , when most of its structures , except for Inigo Jones 's Banqueting House of 1622 , were destroyed by fire .
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The Palace of Whitehall was the main home of the English kings and queens in London , from 1530 until 1698 , when all except Inigo Jones 's 1622 Banqueting House was destroyed by fire .

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The marsupial lion ( " Thylacoleo carnifex " ) is an extinct species of carnivorous marsupial mammal that lived in Australia from the early to the late Pleistocene ( 1,600,000 46,000 years ago ) .
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The Marsupial lion , Thylacoleo , is an extinct carnivorous marsupial which lived in Australia from 1,600,000 to 46,000 years ago .