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  1. optimality theory: Wiktionary
  2. Optimality Theory, Optimality theory (disambiguation), Optimality theory: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Optimality Theory: Neuage Online Discourse Analysis Theory

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noun:  (linguistics) A linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints.

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