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Grammar : Noun
Spell : def-uh-nish-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən

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Définition of definition

Origin :
  • late 14c., "decision, setting of boundaries," from Old French definicion, from Latin definitionem (nominative definitio), noun of action from past participle stem of 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.; the special focus on words developed after c.1550. Meaning "degree of distinctness of the details in a picture" is from 1889.
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Example sentences :
  • Merely to abstain from definition was like a load taken off my mind.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • You must listen to the definition of a catachresis:—'A catachresis is the boldest of any trope.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Examples will give a better notion of this than can be conveyed by any definition.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The Assistant Commissioner gave this definition in an apologetic voice.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The Century Dictionary will please not copy this definition.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • There is no definition for this word—nobody knows what hash is.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The change had already happened which is the test and definition of evening.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • This self-denial is the test and definition of self-government.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • But nothing could be more one-sided, and in effect untrue, than such a definition.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • I think, Mr. Grey, you must admit that my definition of labour is the correct one?
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

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