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   ocr: This ad gives the definition of cadillacas found in Websters Third NewIntema- tionalDictionaryofthe English Language. How nice for Cadillac thattheyfound an authoritative definition to promote their image of excellence!D I Definitions offer a seemingly clean equation: this equals that. But definitions are also limited- they don'ttake context into account. For example,in "All men are created equal, the word "men' - includes women, but that's notthe case for all contexts. Tot be convincing, claims of definition needto accountfor how others define the term as well lasforthe range of possible case ...