definition
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
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Etymology: From Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from dēfīniō. Equivalent to define + -ition.
Base: define
Affixes: -ition
Inflected forms:
form: definitions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Your definition of "elephant" needs to be more precise than "a big animal with large ears".
DEFINITIONS mean nothing unless the concept in the mind of the men who makes the definition is the same as that in the mind of the man who hears it.
Phrases such as “woman of the moment” were added to equal the old saying of the “man of the moment.” And one of the definitions of “woman” now refers to a “person’s wife, girlfriend, or female lover,” as opposed to being tied to only a man.
gloss: A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
usually
examples: Baroque is a good game, but only for a very narrow subset of the gaming audience. It is the very definition of a niche title.
Comedy Bang! Bang! It’s silly, it spoofy – it’s the very definition of a hidden gem
That Trump just came out and asked for Zelensky to investigate the Bidens – after reminding him several times of how much the US did for Ukraine!!!! – is something very close to the textbook definition of a quid pro quo.
gloss: A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The action or process of defining.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The act of defining; determination of the limits.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A product of defining.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Her comic genius is beyond definition.
gloss: Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The definition of a telescope.
Improve the definition of an image.
high-definition videos
gloss: Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: A jacket with distinct waist definition.
gloss: The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The part of a cryptic clue which defines but does not indicate the solution.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: However, some clues include words that do not form part of the wordplay or the definition.
Synonyms: definition
meaning
Related words: define
definiendum
definiens
definitional
definition by example
definition by pointing
genus
differentia
demarcation
specification
formulation
Derived words: by definition
counterdefinition
daffynition
definitioneering
definitionism
definitionless
definition list
high-definition
metadefinition
misdefinition
nondefinition
overdefinition
predefinition
redefinition
subdefinition
undefinition
underdefinition
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