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Definition of defect noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

defect

noun

NAmE//ˈdifɛkt//

, NAmE//dɪˈfɛkt//

a fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect a speech defect a defect in the glass

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