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objective n. [
aim, object, target] the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
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objective n. [
objective lens, object lens, object glass] the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
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objective a. [
accusative] serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings"
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objective s. belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"
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