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Do You Speak American?
- The Danish scholar Otto Jespersen believed this resistance to arbitrary authority arose from deeply rooted ideas of freedom.†
Chpt 1 *arbitrary = based on chance or impulse
- Intersexual—A term adopted for people born with genitalia neither male nor female, as part of a movement to prevent surgical alteration to a gender arbitrarily decided by a doctor.†
Chpt 7arbitrarily = in a manner based on chance or impulse
Definition:
based on chance or impulse (rather than upon reasoning, consistent rules, or a proper sense of fairness)