explain, clarify; limit, set boundaries
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Defining Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Define
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Define
Noun
1. any process serving to define the shape of something
(synonym) shaping
(hypernym) process
(derivation) define, delineate
Verb
1. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
(hypernym) specify, set, determine, fix, limit
(hyponym) redefine
(derivation) definition
2. determine the essential quality of
(synonym) specify, delineate, delimit, delimitate
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) determine
3. determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"
(hypernym) characterize, characterise
4. delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
(synonym) delineate
(hypernym) show
(derivation) definition
Defining Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A definition (≝) is a passage that explains the meaning of a term (a word, phrase or other set of symbols), or a type of thing. The term to be defined is the . A term may have many different senses or meanings. For each such specific sense, a is a cluster of words that defines that term.
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