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BRAINSTORMING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions

Example:

we had an intense brainstorming session today

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("brainstorming" is a kind of...):

group action (action taken by a group of people)

Derivation:

brainstorm (try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb brainstorm

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