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perspective

Definitions of perspective
  1. noun
    belief about (or mental picture of) the future
    synonyms: espérances
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    types:
    avant-goût
    an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
    expectative
    something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
    espérance de vie
    an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
    type of:
    croyance
    any cognitive content held as true
  2. noun
    a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
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    types:
    aspect
    a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
    conception du monde, vue du monde
    a comprehensive view of the world and human life
    type of:
    orientation
    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
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