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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Word of the Day.

trend  
 
Function: noun[count]

Plural: trends

Meaning:
1 : a general direction of change : a way of behaving, proceeding, etc., that is developing and becoming more common
Examples:
<the downward/upward trend of the stock market>
<Digital technology is the latest/current trend in television.>
<Teachers are trying to reverse the general trend [=tendency] of lower test scores.>
<There is a disturbing/growing trend toward obesity in children.>
<trends in fashion>
<The director has set/started a (new) trend in moviemaking. [=other directors are copying the director’s way of making movies]>

2 : something that is currently popular or fashionable
Example:
<fashion trends>
 

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