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definition

noun
/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/

Etymology

From Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from dēfīniō. Equivalent to define + -ition.

  1. derived from dēfīnītiō
  2. derived from definition
  3. inherited from diffinicioun

Definitions

  1. A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol

    A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.

    • 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.

  2. A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.

    • 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.

  3. A statement expressing the essential nature of something

    A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation

  4. ›+ 11 more definitions

    1. The action or process of defining.

    2. The act of defining

      The act of defining; determination of the limits.

    3. A product of defining.

    4. The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.

      • Her comic genius is beyond definition.

    5. Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.

      • The definition of a telescope.
      • Improve the definition of an image.
      • high-definition videos

    6. Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.

    7. Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.

      • A jacket with distinct waist definition.

    8. The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.

    9. A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine…

      A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).

    10. A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.

    11. The part of a cryptic clue which defines but does not indicate the solution.

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

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Derived

by definition, counterdefinition, daffynition, definitioneering, definitionism, definitionless, definition list, high-definition, metadefinition, misdefinition, nondefinition, overdefinition, predefinition, redefinition, subdefinition, undefinition, underdefinition

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at definition. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at definition. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at definition

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA