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<word lex_id="0">phase<word/>
<word lex_id="0">stage<word/>
<pointer refs="n15113229">Hypernym<pointer/>
<pointer refs="v01648894" source="1" target="1">Derivationally related form<pointer/>
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<def>any distinct time period in a sequence of events<def/>
<example>we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected<example/>
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