Definition - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word definition
Brit.  |defɪˈnɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word definition

noun

- a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
- clarity of outline
exercise had given his muscles superior definition

Extra examples

What is the legal definition of a corporation?

A week of fishing is my definition of a vacation.

Real definition provides a statement of the nature or essence of a thing.

There are many definitions of the word 'feminism'.

Not only is Ellen Byrne a chocolatier, but she takes the definition of artisan to a higher level.

...a supreme being is a being that, by definition, has no causality of its own...

The definition provides the word's denotation.

In passing the test of killing itself if infected, cancerous or genetically mischievous, a cell by definition dies.

...shamelessly tergiversating, the witness replied, “Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is”...

There is no generally accepted definition of life.

People say that students are by definition idealistic and impatient.

...the enormous difference in real estate between a high-definition disk and one in standard definition...

Word forms

noun
singular: definition
plural: definitions
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