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An extended definition essay is writing that explains or defines what a word, subject, or topic means beyond its general definition. Writing for an audience of your English 111 classmates, in at least 1000 words, you will define an abstract word, phrase, concept, idea, or ideal. In defining this term, you will explain the general, known definition, and then explain your own definition or perspective of the topic. You will offer examples of what the concept is and/or is not. You may use modes of exploration like description, comparing and contrasting, cause and effect, and others. Your purpose is to make abstract ideas more concrete for your audience. In your essay, you are required to incorporate, identify, and develop clear explanations for the following based on your word: – A contextual definition. – A relevant dictionary definition. – A definition from a professional, scholarly, or reference text. – At least three other types