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Object
noun
noun: object; plural noun: objects
ˈɒbdʒɪkt,-dʒɛkt/
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2.a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed.“disease became the object of investigation”
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3.GRAMMARa noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition.“in Gaelic the word order is verb, subject, object”
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4.COMPUTINGa data construct that provides a description of anything known to a computer (such as a processor or a piece of code) and defines its method of operation.“the interface treats most items, including cells, graphs, and buttons, as objects”
verb
verb: object; 3rd person present: objects; past tense: objected; past participle:objected; gerund or present participle: objecting
əbˈdʒɛkt/
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1.say something to express one’s disapproval of or disagreement with something.“residents object to the volume of traffic”
synonyms: protest (against), lodge a protest (against), raise/express objections (to), express disapproval (of), express disagreement (with), oppose, be in opposition (to), take exception (to), take issue (with), take a stand against, argue (against), remonstrate (against), make a fuss (about),quarrel with, disapprove (of), condemn, draw the line (at), demur, mind,complain (about), moan (about), grumble (about), grouse (about), cavil (at), quibble (about); More -
archaiccite as a reason against something.“Bryant objects this very circumstance to the authenticity of the Iliad”
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Origin
late Middle English: from medieval Latin objectum ‘thing presented to the mind’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of Latin obicere, from ob- ‘in the way of’ + jacere ‘to throw’; the verb may also partly represent the Latin frequentative objectare .
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