- n.
⦿the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Semantic relations
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Lexical context
| wn: | part of speech | wn:noun |
| wn: | example | ⦿eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation ⦿the present international situation is dangerous ⦿wondered how such a state of affairs had come about
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| ∴ontolex: | lexicalized sense | enl:state of affairs |