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| To bring into being; create: originated the practice of monthly report |
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adj.
1. Of or having to do with a material object.
2. Having actual existence or reality.
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a. Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices: an objective critic. See Synonyms at fair1.
b. Based on observable phenomena; presented factually: an objective appraisal.
4. Medicine Indicating a symptom or condition perceived as a sign of disease by someone other than the person affected.
5. Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being the case of a noun or pronoun that serves as the object of a verb.
b. Of or relating to a noun or pronoun used in this case.
n.
1. Something that actually exists.
2. Something worked toward or striven for; a goal. See Synonyms at intention.
3. Grammar
a. The objective case.
b. A noun or pronoun in the objective case.
4. The lens or lens system in a microscope or other optical instrument that first receives light rays from the object and forms the image. Also called object glass, objective lens, object lens.
ob·jective·ly adv.
ob·jective·ness n. |
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| One that opposes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress |
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Having total knowledge; knowing everything: an omniscient deity; the omniscient narrator.
n.
1. One having total knowledge.
2. Omniscient God. Used with the. |
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1. An onslaught; an assault.
2. A beginning; a start: the onset of a cold.
3. Linguistics The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (nkl-s), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset. |
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1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome.
2. A believer in philosophical optimism. |
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