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Definition of open-ended adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

open-ended

adjective
 
/ˌəʊpən ˈendɪd/
 
/ˌəʊpən ˈendɪd/
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  1. without any limits, aims or dates fixed in advance
    • an open-ended discussion
    • The contract is open-ended.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOpen-ended is used with these nouns:
    • commitment
    • question
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