definition
See also: Definition and définition
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from dēfīniō. Equivalent to define + -tion.
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NounEdit
definition (countable and uncountable, plural definitions)
- (semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
- Your definition of "elephant" needs to be more precise than "a big animal with large ears".
- 1925, Marshall, Thomas R., Recollections of Thomas R. Marshall[1], Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 494478930, OL 6683699M, page 65:
- DEFINITIONS mean nothing unless the concept in the mind of the men who makes the definition is the same as that in the mind of the man who hears it.
- (usually with the definite article the) A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
- 2008 May, Shoeless Wayne Santos, “Baroque” (game review), GameAxis Unwired, Hardware Zone Pte, page 51:
- Baroque is a good game, but only for a very narrow subset of the gaming audience. It is the very definition of a niche title.
- 2016 March 1, Stuart Heritage, “Comedy Bang! Bang! It’s silly, it spoofy – it’s the very definition of a hidden gem”, The Guardian:
- Comedy Bang! Bang! It’s silly, it spoofy – it’s the very definition of a hidden gem
- 2019 September 25, Chris Cilizza, “The Ukraine call ‘transcript’ is pretty darn close to a smoking gun”, ThePo!nt, CNN:
- That Trump just came out and asked for Zelensky to investigate the Bidens – after reminding him several times of how much the US did for Ukraine!!!! – is something very close to the textbook definition of a quid pro quo.
- 2008 May, Shoeless Wayne Santos, “Baroque” (game review), GameAxis Unwired, Hardware Zone Pte, page 51:
- A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
- The action or process of defining.
- The act of defining; determination of the limits.
- A product of defining.
- The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
- Her comic genius is beyond definition.
- Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
- The definition of a telescope.
- Improve the definition of an image.
- high-defintion videos
- Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
- Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
- A jacket with distinct waist definition.
- (bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
- (programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
- (mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
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- See also Thesaurus:definition
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statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol
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statement expressing the essential nature of something
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action or process of defining
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act of defining
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product of defining
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action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite
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clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail
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clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction
sharp demarcation of outlines or limits
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bodybuilding: the degree to which individual muscles are distinct
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
definition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
FinnishEdit
NounEdit
definition
Middle FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Latin dēfīnītiō.
NounEdit
definition f (plural definitions)
- definition (clarification of this definition is needed)
DescendantsEdit
- → Dutch: definitie
- → English: definition
- French: définition
- Haitian Creole: definisyon
- → Romanian: definiție
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
definition c
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of definition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | definition | definitionen | definitioner | definitionerna |
| Genitive | definitions | definitionens | definitioners | definitionernas |
Related termsEdit
- definiera
- definiering
- definitionsfråga
- definitionsförsök
- definitionsmängd
- definitionsmässig
- definitionsordbok
- definitiv