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1 definition found
From Lojban to English :

        Word: di'ei [jbovlaste]
        Type: experimental cmavo (YOU RISK BEING MISUNDERSTOOD IF YOU USE THIS WORD)
  Gloss Word: unspecific it, default-overriding (terbri-specific; explicit) in the sense of "terbri-specific, semantically-general zo'e"
     selma'o: KOhA7
  Definition: pro-sumti and sumyzmico: an elliptical/unspecified value which
       does not necessarily obey the default setting for the
       corresponding terbri that is explicitly specified in the
       definition of the word; has some value which makes bridi true
       Notes: Some brivla have default specifications for certain terbri;
       when any explicit sumti is omitted from filling these terbri
       (an implicit zo'e fills them instead), the meaning of that
       sumti is interpreted in accordance with the default
       specification; it is reasonable to suppose that an explicit
       zo'e used in order to fill such terbri will likewise obey the
       default specification in its interpretation.  Thus, there is no
       simple way to reference the "general" elliptical/unspecified
       value for these sumti, other than by using this word.  zo'e
       typically is interpreted as meaning any value of some general
       and unspecified set of potential sumti referents, modulated by
       context and the need to make the statement true; in the case of
       an explicit default setting of a terbri by the definition of a
       word, di'ei takes on this general and unspecified meaning,
       effectively ignoring the default (although it can take on the
       value of that default (doing so, simply, is just not
       necessary)); when no default is specified for the terbri in the
       definition, this word has the same meaning as zo'e. See also:
       di'au, di'oi, zmico.

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