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  • 11purpose-built — adj BrE designed and made for a particular purpose ▪ purpose built toilets for disabled people …

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  • 12purpose — late 13c., from O.Fr. porpos aim, intention (12c.), from porposer to put forth, from por forth (from L. pro forth ) + O.Fr. poser to put, place (see POSE (Cf. pose)). On purpose by design is attested from 1580s; earlier of purpose …

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  • 13purpose — ► NOUN 1) the reason for which something is done or for which something exists. 2) resolve or determination. ► VERB formal ▪ have as one s objective. ● on purpose Cf. ↑on purpose ORIGIN …

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  • 14Purpose — Pur pose, v. i. To have a purpose or intention; to discourse. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15purpose-built — [pʉr′pəs bilt′] adj. Brit. designed and built for a particular purpose or use * * * …

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  • 16purpose — n *intention, intent, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal Analogous words: *ambition, aspiration: proposition, *proposal: *plan, project, scheme purpose vb propose, design, *intend, mean Anal …

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  • 17purpose-built — [pʉr′pəs bilt′] adj. Brit. designed and built for a particular purpose or use …

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  • 18Purpose-Centered Education — Purpose Centered Education(R) is a pedagogical model developed by Audrey Cohen and Janith Jordan. It informs the development of the curriculum at Metropolitan College of New York.References [http://www.metropolitan.edu/about/history1.php… …

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  • 19purpose in view — index design (intent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20purpose — pur|pose W3S1 [ˈpə:pəs US ˈpə:r ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 purposes 3 4 on purpose 5¦(feeling)¦ 6 for all practical purposes 7 serve its purpose 8 defeat the purpose 9 to no purpose 10 to the purpose …

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