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advantage Tennis a. the point scored after deuce b. the resulting state of the score How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Definitions change over time and place, and
they have political implications, advantaging some people and
disadvantaging others. It
offered more vivid vocabulary than neurasthenia and soon a less fully
medical-professional context as well--both aspects advantaging the new
concept over existing formulations. But the term does not go far enough in emphasizing
that these schemes are zero-sum games: Advantaging certain groups always
means disadvantaging the rest. |
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