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n.

  1. Expressed meaning of a term

    meaning, explanation, description, signification, denotation, diagnosis, analogue, synonym, exposition, elucidation, rendering, drift, sense, referent, interpretation, formalization, explication, clue, individuation, exemplification, annotation, gloss, cue, key, translation, comment, paraphrase, clarification, rendition, rationale, commentary, formal statement of meaning, dictionary meaning, representation, characterization, recursive definition, expounding; see also description 1, explanation 1, 2, meaning.

    Antonyms nonsense*, absurdity*, error. *

  2. The process or result of making limits clear

    delineation, determination, demarcation, distinctness, sharpness, clarity, encompassment, circumscription, outline, boundary, outlining, surveying; see also clarity.

    Antonyms confusion*, muddling, mixing.

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