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  • 81broad money — ➔ money * * * broad money UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS a measure of the amount of money that is available for use in an economic system and that includes cash, money in bank accounts, and also other money available for banks to use: »The 12 month… …

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  • 82broad-minded — broad mind|ed [ ,brɔd maındəd ] adjective willing to accept many different types of behavior and not easily shocked: My dad s pretty broad minded so he won t mind if you have a few beers. ─ opposite NARROW MINDED ╾ broad|mind|ed|ly adverb ╾… …

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  • 83broad-minded — 1590s; see BROAD (Cf. broad) (adj.) + MINDED (Cf. minded). This abstract mental sense of broad existed in Old English; e.g. bradnes breadth, also liberality …

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  • 84broad brush strokes — broad (brush) strokes if you describe a situation with broad strokes, you describe it in a very general way without giving any details. The novel s historical background is filled in with broad brush strokes. In a few broad strokes he summed up… …

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  • 85broad strokes — broad (brush) strokes if you describe a situation with broad strokes, you describe it in a very general way without giving any details. The novel s historical background is filled in with broad brush strokes. In a few broad strokes he summed up… …

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  • 86Broad Church — n. a liberal party of the Anglican Church in the late 19th cent. Broad Church adj. Broad Churchman n. pl. Broad Churchmen …

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  • 87broad-leaf — broadˈ leaf noun 1. Any broad leaved tree 2. Any tobacco plant with broad leaves • • • Main Entry: ↑broad …

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  • 88broad´-mind´ed|ness — broad mind|ed «BRD MYN dihd», adjective. not prejudiced or bigoted; tolerant: »Some of the older people of the town do not share the mayor s broad minded attitude toward the new businesses coming in. SYNONYM(S): liberal. –broad´ mind´ed|ly,… …

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  • 89broad´-mind´ed|ly — broad mind|ed «BRD MYN dihd», adjective. not prejudiced or bigoted; tolerant: »Some of the older people of the town do not share the mayor s broad minded attitude toward the new businesses coming in. SYNONYM(S): liberal. –broad´ mind´ed|ly,… …

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  • 90broad-mind|ed — «BRD MYN dihd», adjective. not prejudiced or bigoted; tolerant: »Some of the older people of the town do not share the mayor s broad minded attitude toward the new businesses coming in. SYNONYM(S): liberal. –broad´ mind´ed|ly, adverb. –broad´… …

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