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objective
adj. impartial, unbiased; existing outside of the mind; relating to or characteristic of a direct object (Grammar); expressing or dealing with facts
 
n. aim, purpose, goal; objective case (Grammar)


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Objective
Objective may refer to:Objective (goal), a desired end point in developmentObjective (grammar), a pronoun as the target of a verbObjective (optics), an element in a camera or microscopeObjective Corporation, a software company
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objective
Noun
1. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
(synonym) aim, object, target
(hypernym) goal, end
(hyponym) business
2. the lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed
(synonym) object glass
(hypernym) lens, lense, lens system
(part-holonym) optical telescope
Adjective
1. undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"
(synonym) nonsubjective
(antonym) subjective
(similar) clinical
2. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings"
(synonym) accusative
(pertainym) accusative, accusative case, objective case
(classification) grammar
3. emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation; "objective art"
(similar) representational
4. belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "concrete benefits"; "a concrete example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"
(similar) concrete


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objectif
adj. objective, unbiased, impartial; relating to or characteristic of a direct object (Grammar)
 
objectiver
v. objectivise, cause to become objective; objectify, make objective, make actual (also objectivize)

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Objective
(n.)
The objective case.
  
 
(n.)
Same as Objective point, under Objective, a.
  
 
(n.)
An object glass. See under Object, n.
  
 
(a.)
Pertaining to, or designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a preposition, being that case in which the direct object of the verb is placed. See Accusative, n.
  
 
(a.)
Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed to subjective.
  
 
(a.)
Of or pertaining to an object.
  

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