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Read this excerpt from a passage.
"One of the most common organic designs is that of the spiral. The spiral is a beautiful, universal shape: a curve that winds outward from a fixed point. In nature, a spiral design is prominent in animals with shells; even the horns on a ram may take a spiral shape."
Which type of definition does this excerpt provide?
extended definition
legal definition
formal definition
explained definition
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Extended definition.
It gives a brief formal sentence (“a curve that winds outward from a fixed point”) and then expands on it with descriptive detail and examples (shells, ram’s horns), so it’s an extended/explanatory paragraph-length definition.
It gives a brief formal sentence (“a curve that winds outward from a fixed point”) and then expands on it with descriptive detail and examples (shells, ram’s horns), so it’s an extended/explanatory paragraph-length definition.
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