"Tragedy, in literary terms, means a serious drama that usually ends in disaster and that focuses on a single character who experiences unexpected reversals in fate, often falling from a position of authority and power because of an unrecognized flaw or misguided action." This is an example of a ________.

A. stipulative definition
B. lexical definition
C. precising definition
D. persuasive definition


Answer: B

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