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::::::What dictionaries give ''is'' indeed a definition. It sets boundaries for a meaning of a word. You can talk about whether it is a correct or an incorrect definition, but it's a definition. Dictionaries do, as you say, say they document the meaning of the word ''as it is currently used'' by most educated people. However, one of the reasons I like the AHD is that in cases where usage is uncertain or controversial, the definition or definitions are followed by a paragraph or two summarizing the opinions of their usage panel as to how it ''ought'' to be used. There's no such paragraph here, so they've judged this is not a term where the usage is disputed.  

::::::What dictionaries give ''is'' indeed a definition. It sets boundaries for a meaning of a word. You can talk about whether it is a correct or an incorrect definition, but it's a definition. Dictionaries do, as you say, say they document the meaning of the word ''as it is currently used'' by most educated people. However, one of the reasons I like the AHD is that in cases where usage is uncertain or controversial, the definition or definitions are followed by a paragraph or two summarizing the opinions of their usage panel as to how it ''ought'' to be used. There's no such paragraph here, so they've judged this is not a term where the usage is disputed.  

::::::But in any case I'm not sure what your point is. What authority do you suggest we should use for the meaning of words? [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 19:10, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

::::::But in any case I'm not sure what your point is. What authority do you suggest we should use for the meaning of words? [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 19:10, 12 May 2007 (EDT)

*(2) this misuse of the term appears to be a end run around the various [[evolution]] amd [[homosexuality]] articles

*(2) this misuse of the term appears to be a end run around the various [[evolution]] amd [[homosexuality]] articles