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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : def-uh-nish-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən |
Definition of definition
Origin :- late 14c., "decision, setting of boundaries," from Old French definicion, from Latin definitionem (nominative definitio), noun of action from past participle stem of definire (see define).
- In logic, meaning "act of stating what something means" is from 1640s; meaning "a statement of the essential nature of something" is from late 14c.; the special focus on words developed after c.1550. Meaning "degree of distinctness of the details in a picture" is from 1889.
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- Merely to abstain from definition was like a load taken off my mind.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- You must listen to the definition of a catachresis:—'A catachresis is the boldest of any trope.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Examples will give a better notion of this than can be conveyed by any definition.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The Assistant Commissioner gave this definition in an apologetic voice.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The Century Dictionary will please not copy this definition.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- There is no definition for this word—nobody knows what hash is.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- The change had already happened which is the test and definition of evening.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- This self-denial is the test and definition of self-government.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- But nothing could be more one-sided, and in effect untrue, than such a definition.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- I think, Mr. Grey, you must admit that my definition of labour is the correct one?
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Synonyms for definition
- analogue
- annotation
- answer
- characterization
- clarification
- clue
- comment
- commentary
- cue
- delimitation
- delineation
- demarcation
- denotation
- determination
- diagnosis
- drift
- elucidation
- exemplification
- explanation
- explication
- exposition
- expounding
- fixing
- formalization
- gloss
- individuation
- interpretation
- key
- outlining
- rationale
- rendering
- rendition
- representation
- settling
- signification
- solution
- statement of meaning
- terminology
- translation
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