Define Definition

dĭ-fīn
defined, defines, defining
verb
defined, defines, defining
To determine or set down the boundaries of.
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To determine or state the extent and nature of; describe exactly.
Define your duties.
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To trace the precise outlines of; delineate.
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To prepare definitions, as of words.
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To state the meaning or meanings of (as a word)
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noun

(computing, programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

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Origin of Define

  • Middle English definen, diffinen from Old French definir, diffiner from Latin dēfīnīre to limit, determine dē- intensive pref. de– fīnis boundary, limit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”)

    From Wiktionary

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