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Term: Maginot
Part of Speech: Noun
Sense 1: (popular) Referring to the Maginot Line, a series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s as a defense against potential German aggression.
Sample Sentence: The Maginot Line, although an impressive feat of engineering, ultimately proved ineffective against the German blitzkrieg during World War II.
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Part of Speech: Adjective
Sense 1: (popular) Describing something that resembles the defensive strategy employed by the Maginot Line - a strong but easily bypassed defense.
Sample Sentence: The company's maginot approach to cybersecurity left them vulnerable to new and sophisticated attacks.
Sense 2: (local) Pertaining to the commune of Maginot in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, France.
Sample Sentence: The Maginot market is known for its locally grown fruits and vegetables.
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Part of Speech: Verb
Sense 1: (popular) The act of relying excessively on a single defensive measure without considering alternative strategies.
Sample Sentence: It is crucial not to maginot our security measures by solely relying on firewalls, as hackers are constantly finding new vulnerabilities.
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