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dĕfə-nĭshən
definitions
noun
A defining or being defined.
Webster's New World
A statement of what a thing is.
Webster's New World
A statement of the meaning as of a word or phrase.
Webster's New World
The act or process of stating a precise meaning or significance; formulation of a meaning.
The definition of terms is essential to any successful scholarly study.
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The state of being clearly outlined.
American Heritage
idiom
by definition
  • as consistent with its very meaning, nature, or purpose

    a teacher by definition faces the everyday challenges of the classroom

Webster's New World

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Origin of Definition

  • Middle English diffinicioun from Old French definition from Latin dēfīnītiō dēfīnītiōn- from dēfīnītus past participle of dēfīnīre to define define

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

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