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perspective

Noun

IPA /pəˈspɛktɪv/

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A way of thinking about or understanding something that is influenced by your experiences, beliefs or position in a situation.

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perspective/pəˈspɛktɪv/

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Hearing my sister's perspective helped me understand why she was upset.
The course encouraged us to examine the issue from different perspectives.

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perspective — A way of thinking about or understanding something that is influenced by your experiences, beliefs or position in a situation.

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A way of thinking about or understanding something that is influenced by your experiences, beliefs or position in a situation.

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From Medieval Latin perspectiva ars, meaning the science of optics, ultimately from Latin perspicere, to inspect carefully.

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Perspective is countable in this meaning: people can offer several different perspectives on the same topic.

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