(~e)
If you say that there is a ~ in something such as a document or a person’s argument, you mean that it does not deal with an important issue and is therefore not effective or convincing. (FORMAL)
N-COUNT
(~e)
If you say that there is a ~ in something such as a document or a person’s argument, you mean that it does not deal with an important issue and is therefore not effective or convincing. (FORMAL)
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012