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definition
  1. (semantics) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
  2. A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
  3. The action or process of defining.
  4. The act of defining; determination of the limits.
  5. A product of defining.
  6. The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
  7. Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
  8. Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
  9. Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
  10. (bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
  11. (programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
  12. (mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
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  14. Examples:
    1. “The exact definition of the word you're referring to can be found in any dictionary.”
      “I'm not sure I agree with your definition of what constitutes good dancing.”
      “It was an old video with poor definition by today's standards.”
definitive
  1. (grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
  2. (philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The work of both has greatly enhanced the study of and emphasized the significance of cataloging and collecting definitives.”
definite
  1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
  2. (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.
definement
  1. The act of defining.
  2. A definition or description.
define
  1. (programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
definiens
  1. (semantics) The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The former is defined, by the ancient logic texts I love, as when a definition uses the same terms in the definiens as in the definiendum.”
      “He required of definition that the definiens should be synonymous with the definiendum but contain no terms in common with it.”
      “Consider as a definiendum a universal, such as man, and its definiens, rational animal.”
definiendum
  1. (semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The former is defined, by the ancient logic texts I love, as when a definition uses the same terms in the definiens as in the definiendum.”
      “He required of definition that the definiens should be synonymous with the definiendum but contain no terms in common with it.”
      “Consider as a definiendum a universal, such as man, and its definiens, rational animal.”
definer
  1. Agent noun of define; one who defines.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “What interests me is that these women affirmed work as the integral definer of their identity.”
      “She knew that in the case of marriage everything depends upon the definer and the occasion.”
      “He is the poet or maker of words, as in civilised ages the dialectician is the definer or distinguisher of them.”
definitiveness
  1. The state or quality of being definitive.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Why she was in it she could not have told, at least with any degree of definitiveness.”
      “The whole occurrence, charged with all the definitiveness of fate, was scant ten minutes in transition.”
      “The fear of taking this freedom into our own hands makes it difficult to take on Religious Life and its definitiveness with seriousness, because it involves human beings in their totality, for life and for death.”
definiteness
  1. The state or quality of being definite.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A well-posed problem is a problem that can be stated with enough clarity and definiteness that it is guaranteed a solution.”
      “For definiteness, we based our simulation study on a model appropriate for human populations.”
      “Languages that lack definiteness markers like the Slavonic ones are expected to resort to demonstratives more freely.”
definability
  1. The quality of being definable.
definedness
  1. The condition of being defined
definitionlessness
  1. Lack of definition.
definee
  1. (logic) One that is being defined.
definitude
definitenesses
definienda
  1. plural of definiendum
definements
  1. plural of definement
definitives
  1. plural of definitive
  2. Examples:
    1. “Everyday stamps are called definitives, and are available continuously, being reprinted as necessary.”
      “The monarch, flag, maple leaf, and Parliament Building definitives are not included in this study.”
      “Canada overprinted official stamp O38A from the definitives issue.”
definitions
  1. plural of definition
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Soon, we drifted into the comfort of two experienced aviators, and basic definitions weren't necessary.”
      “If you're presenting classical content, keywords can be hyperlinked to useful definitions, references, or more in-depth material.”
      “With an appeal that transcends narrow definitions of jazz, he is assuredly stepping up, eloquently demonstrating the power of groove.”
definitudes
definientia
  1. plural of definiens
definites
  1. plural of definite
definees
  1. plural of definee
definers
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