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Bipolarity

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bi·po·lar  (b-plr)
adj.
1. Relating to or having two poles or charges.
2. Relating to a device capable of using two polarizations, such as a transistor that uses positive and negative charge carriers.
3. Relating to or involving both of the earth's polar regions.
4. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas or natures: the bipolar world of the postwar period.
5. Biology Having two poles or opposite extremities: a bipolar neuron.
6. Psychology Relating to a major affective disorder that is characterized by episodes of mania and depression.

bipo·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.


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New issues on the international agenda and did not permit a linear interpretation of the facts as offered by the era of bipolarity, which allowed to explain, through optical West - East conflicts in the second half of the century.
After World War II, the peninsula was divided along the lines of Cold War bipolarity, and American and UN intervention was necessary to prevent South Korea's subjugation in the Korean War.
After World War II, the peninsula was divided along the lines of Cold War bipolarity, and American and United Nations intervention was necessary to prevent South Korea's subjugation in the Korean War.
 
 
 
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