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noun
2.
the formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word, phrase, idiom, etc., as found in dictionaries. An online dictionary resource, such as Dictionary.com, can give users direct, immediate access to the definitions of a term, allowing them to compare definitions from various dictionaries and stay up to date with an ever-expanding vocabulary.
3.
the condition of being definite, distinct, or clearly outlined.
4.
Optics. sharpness of the image formed by an optical system.
5.
Radio and Television. the accuracy of sound or picture reproduction.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English diffinicioun < Old French diffinition < Latin dēfīnītiōn- (stem of dēfīnītiō), equivalent to dēfīnīt(us) (see definite) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400; Middle English diffinicioun < Old French diffinition < Latin dēfīnītiōn- (stem of dēfīnītiō), equivalent to dēfīnīt(us) (see definite) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
def·i·ni·tion·al, adjective
def·i·ni·tion·al·ly, adverb
pre·def·i·ni·tion, noun
re·def·i·ni·tion, noun
self-def·i·ni·tion, noun
EXPANDsub·def·i·ni·tion, noun
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- The formal definition of a limit is defined with the ideas of "greater than" or "less than".
- Have the class come up with a definition of migration.
- In truth, there is no universally accepted definition of the term.
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definition
late 14c., "setting of boundaries," from O.Fr. definicion, from L. definitionem, noun of action from definire (see define). In logic, meaning "act of stating what something means" is from 1640s; meaning "a statement of the essential nature of something" is from late 14c.;
EXPANDspecial focus on words developed after c.1550. Meaning "degree of distinctness of the details in a picture" is from 1889.
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