Phrase guide
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noun
A state or situation in which cultural distinctions do not apply, allowing one to transcend cultural assumptions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A place that is neither home nor work, providing a venue for social interaction in a way that those places do not provide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: third place
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noun
An extracellular and extravascular space where abnormal fluid buildup can occur when fluid balance goes wrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of third space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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History
The first sense was coined by Indian critical theorist Homi K. Bhabha in the context of his hybridity theory.
