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STATEMENT OF THE MEANING OF A WORD OR PHRASE
DefinitioN; Lexical definition of definition; Define; Defined; Definitions; ≝; Genetic definition; Definiendum; Defin; Redefines; Redefined; Redefining; Redefinitions; Defines; Defining; Definitiveness; Definitivity; Definitivities; Defenition; Obscurum per obscurius; Working definition; Working definitions; Definiens; Limitations of definition; Limits of definition; Defintion
  • A definition states the meaning of a word using other words. This is sometimes challenging. Common dictionaries contain lexical descriptive definitions, but there are various types of definition – all with different purposes and focuses.

define         
(defines, defining, defined)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you define something, you show, describe, or state clearly what it is and what its limits are, or what it is like.
We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him...
He was asked to define his concept of cool.
VERB: V wh, V n
• defined
...a party with a clearly defined programme and strict rules of membership.
= delineated
ADJ: usu adv ADJ
2.
If you define a word or expression, you explain its meaning, for example in a dictionary.
Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.
VERB: V n as n
Define         
·vi To Determine; to Decide.
II. Define ·vt To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to End.
III. Define ·vt To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
IV. Define ·vt To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
V. Define ·vt To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to Explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
define         
¦ verb
1. state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.
give the meaning of (a word or phrase).
2. mark out the limits of.
Derivatives
definable adjective
definer noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. definer, from a var. of L. definire, from de- (expressing completion) + finire 'finish'.

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Definition

A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term (a word, phrase, or other set of symbols). Definitions can be classified into two large categories: intensional definitions (which try to give the sense of a term), and extensional definitions (which try to list the objects that a term describes). Another important category of definitions is the class of ostensive definitions, which convey the meaning of a term by pointing out examples. A term may have many different senses and multiple meanings, and thus require multiple definitions.

In mathematics, a definition is used to give a precise meaning to a new term, by describing a condition which unambiguously qualifies what a mathematical term is and is not. Definitions and axioms form the basis on which all of modern mathematics is to be constructed.

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Pronunciation examples for define
1. define?
How to Be Black _ Baratunde Thurston _ Talks at Google
2. define success, to define right and wrong--
Mateo Askaripour _ I Wrote the Book I Needed To _ Talks at Google
3. but they define us, and they define
ted-talks_842_KavitaRamdas_2009I-320k
4. Define "affair."
Legally Blonde (2001)
5. AUDIENCE: Define.
Jeff Goldblum & Liam Hemsworth _ Independence Day - Resurgence _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of define
1. "It‘s important for her to define herself before others define her," said Carl Sferrazza Anthony, a first ladies historian.
2. The Chancellor‘s camp are keen to define Cameron before he is given the space to define himself.
3. "I don‘t know how you define ‘everything in his power.‘ How would I define it?" said Snow.
4. They define our national character and condition.
5. Q:'4; And I have one more question.'4; How do you define "complete" –– how does the President define "complete victory in Iraq"? MR.
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