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Word: Object
Speech Type: Noun
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
ˈɒbdʒɪkt
ˈɒbdʒɛkt
a material thing that can be seen and touched
Short Definition:material thing
Examples:- he was dragging a large object
- small objects such as shells
a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed
Short Definition:person or thing to which action or feeling is directed
Examples:- disease became the object of investigation
- he hated being the object of public attention
a noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition
Short Definition:noun governed by transitive verb or preposition
Examples:- in Gaelic the word order is verb, subject, object
a 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
Short Definition:data describing thing known to computer
Examples:- the interface treats most items, including cells, graphs, and buttons, as objects
Word: Object
Speech Type: Verb
əbˈdʒɛkt
say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something
Short Definition:express disagreement
Examples:- residents object to the volume of traffic
- the boy's father objected that the police had arrested him unlawfully
- ‘It doesn't seem natural,’ she objected
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