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BRAINSTORMING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brainstorming mean? 

BRAINSTORMING (noun)
  The noun BRAINSTORMING has 1 sense:

1. a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutionsplay

  Familiarity information: BRAINSTORMING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRAINSTORMING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

we had an intense brainstorming session today

Hypernyms ("brainstorming" is a kind of...):

group action (action taken by a group of people)

Derivation:

brainstorm (try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it)


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