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Definition of lateral thinking noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lateral thinking

noun

/ˌlætərəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

/ˌlætərəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

[uncountable] (especially British English)

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a way of solving a problem by using your imagination to find new ways of looking at it

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