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English word

default

C1
UK /dɪˈfɔːlt/US /dɪˈfɔːlt/
noun

what happens or appears if you do not make any other choice or change, especially in a computer program

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Sentence 53 · Pro
The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED
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Her default position toward me, as an African, was a kind of patronizing, well-meaning pity.

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