definition

definition
[[t]de̱fɪnɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]]
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1) N-COUNT: oft N of n A definition is a statement giving the meaning of a word or expression, especially in a dictionary.

There is no general agreement on a standard definition of intelligence...

My definition of a good hospice is one where some of the patients start feeling too good to die.

PHRASE: PHR with cl If you say that something has a particular quality by definition, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.

Human perception is highly imperfect and by definition subjective.

Syn:
per se
2) N-UNCOUNT Definition is the quality of being clear and distinct.

Give your brows extra definition with Outdoor Girl's Eyebrow Pencil in Brown...

The first speakers at the conference criticised his new programme for lack of definition.


English dictionary. 2008.

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Synonyms:
(of the meaning), / (by a statement of characteristic properties) / ,


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