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defined de·fined

Spelling: [dih-fahynd]

IPA: /dɪˈfaɪnd/

Defined is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 82 anagrams from letters in defined (ddeefin).

Definitions for defined

adjective

1. determined, fixed, or clearly marked out as to extent, outline, or form:

verb (used with object)

1. to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
2. to explain or identify the nature or essential qualities of; describe:
3. to fix or lay down clearly and definitely; specify distinctly: Synonyms: state, name, describe, detail, enumerate.
4. to determine or fix the boundaries or extent of:
5. to make clear the outline or form of:

verb (used without object)

1. to set forth the meaning of a word, phrase, etc.; construct a definition.

Origin of defined

First recorded in 1720-30; define + -ed²

Examples for defined

Such a formula expresses the commandment of sexual ethics as we have defined it.

Instead, local life is defined by cultural products that are more national or more global—think of the Sunday New York Times.

May it not be defined as a period of about twenty years in a woman's life, and thirty in a man's?

He could not for his life have defined the difference, but there it was.

In February, Slovakia will have a referendum on whether marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman.

You have defined her character, my dear sir, as correctly as if you had known her from her birth.

The elements may be perceived by sense, but they are names, and cannot be defined.

Local life in these places is not defined by their sports team or by their natural beauty—by things only available locally.

And no issue should be defined by its outliers because it paints a false picture.

The problem is that no one has yet defined eating disorder recovery.