Meaning of definition | Babel Free

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1. definition (a statement of the meaning of a word)
2. A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
   countable, uncountable
3. definition (a clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition)
4. to fix or state the exact meaning of. Words are defined in a dictionary. beskryf, omskryf, verklaar يُحَدِّد، يُعَرِّف определям definir definovat erklären definere; præcisere ορίζωdefinir määratlema معنی کردن؛ مشخص کردن määrittää définir לְהַגדִיר परिभाषित करना odrediti, dati značenje meghatároz, értelmez memerikan skilgreina definire 定義する 정의하다 apibrėžti definēt; noteikt maksud definiërendefinere, angidefiniować تعريف كول، معنا كول بريدټاكل، ټك معلومول، محدودول definir a defini давать опреде...
5. A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
   countable, uncountable, usually
6. definition (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail)
7. bepaalbaar, omskryfbaar, definieerbaar مُمْكِن تُحْديدُهُ / تَعْريفُهُ определим definível definovatelný erklärbar definerbar προσδιορίσιμος definible määratletav معنی کردنی määritettävä définissable שְׁאֶפשָׁר לְהַגדִירוֹ परिभाष्य odrediv, koji se može definirati meghatározható bisa diperikan skilgreinanlegur definibile 限定できる 정의할 수 있는 apibrėžiamas definējams; nosakāms dapat ditakrifkan definieerbaardefinerbar definiowalny معنی کول definível definibil, care poate fi definit поддающийся опреде...
8. A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
   countable, uncountable
9. rules, statutes
10. an explanation of the exact meaning of a word or phrase. Is that definition accurate? omskrywing, definisie تَعْريف определение definição definice die Erklärung, die Definition definition ορισμόςdefinición määratlus معنی؛ تعریف määritelmä définitionהגדרה परिभाषा odredba, definicija meghatározás, értelmezés, definíció pemerian skilgreining definizione 定義 정의 apibrėžimas definīcija definisi definitiedefinisjondefinicja معنی؛ تعریف definição definiţie дефиниция definícia razlaga definicija defini...
11. The action or process of defining.
    countable, uncountable
12. definición.
13. The act of defining; determination of the limits.
    countable, uncountable
14. A statement of the meaning of a word, phrase, or term, as in a dictionary entry.
15. A product of defining.
    countable, uncountable
16. 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.
17. The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
    countable, uncountable
18. The state of being clearly outlined: "With the drizzle, the trees in the little clearing had lost definition" (Anthony Hyde).
19. Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
    countable, uncountable
20. The level of detail in a recording, production, or digital encoding of an image or sound.
21. Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
    countable, uncountable
22. a formal and concise statement of the meaning of a word, phrase, etc
23. Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
    countable, uncountable
24. the act of defining a word, phrase, etc
25. The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
    countable, uncountable
26. A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
    countable, uncountable
27. A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
    countable, uncountable
28. The part of a cryptic clue which defines but does not indicate the solution.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Your definition of "elephant" needs to be more precise than "a big animal with large ears".”

“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.”

“Phrases such as “woman of the moment” were added to equal the old saying of the “man of the moment.” And one of the definitions of “woman” now refers to a “person’s wife, girlfriend, or female lover,” as opposed to being tied to only a man.”

“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.”

“Comedy Bang! Bang! It’s silly, it spoofy – it’s the very definition of a hidden gem”

“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.”

“Her comic genius is beyond definition.”

“The definition of a telescope.”

“Improve the definition of an image.”

“high-definition videos”

“A jacket with distinct waist definition.”

“However, some clues include words that do not form part of the wordplay or the definition.”

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