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ideal

2 noun
     
ideal2 [countable]
1 a principle about what is morally right or a perfect standard that you hope to achieve
ideal of
the ideal of a free and democratic society
the long-vanished ideals of the 1950s
2 a perfect example of what something should be like
ideal of
Are our ideals of beauty changing?
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