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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

open-ended

· IPA /ˈoʊpənˌɛndəd/
01 adj. allowing for a spontaneous response; as, an open-ended question. Contrasted to multiple-choice.
  1. 1.
    allowing for a spontaneous response; as, an open-ended question. Contrasted to multiple-choice.
  2. 2.
    without fixed limits or restrictions, as to tpoic or time; as, an open-ended discussion.
  3. 3.
    allowing for future changes or revisions; as, open-ended agreements.