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objective 1. existing independently of perception or an individual's conceptions 2. Med (of disease symptoms) perceptible to persons other than the individual affected 3. Optics a. the lens or combination of lenses nearest to the object in an optical instrument b. the lens or combination of lenses forming the image in a camera or projector 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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You also tried to release the objective case from its thraldom to the preposition, and it is written that servants should obey their masters. But he already felt that Howards End was the objective, and, though he disliked the house, was determined to defend it. His true objective was the provision of a full, accurate, legible script for our noble but ill-dressed language; but he was led past that by his contempt for the popular Pitman system of Shorthand, which he called the Pitfall system. |
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