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Idealism Vs. OED Definitions

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My definition of the word dip means to leave while the OED definition means to have something go into some sort of liquid. These two definitions show how a word can have a different type of meaning depending on the year and how people in a culture decide to say it. Some limitations in the process of defining is the words have such a certain limit on how you can use a word. Definitions change depending on the location, time period, and culture. A good example is slang; in California the slangs are different than that from Massachusetts. In California the culture is different than in Massachusetts so the types of slang and what they say is different. The shifts occur that changes the meaning over the year because of the time period. Every time
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