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definition def·i·ni·tion

Spelling: [def-uh-nish-uh n]

IPA: /ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən/

Definition is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 224 anagrams from letters in definition (defiiinnot).

Definitions for definition

noun

1. the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear:
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 of definition

1350-1400; Middle English diffinicioun Old French diffinition Latin dēfīnītiōn- (stem of dēfīnītiō), equivalent to dēfīnīt(us) (see definite) + -iōn- Examples for definition

Merely to abstain from definition was like a load taken off my mind.

Examples will give a better notion of this than can be conveyed by any definition.

Under that definition, forced kissing can certainly constitute as a form of sexual assault.

But IBC is also a fair bit more inclusive in its definition of war casualties.

You must listen to the definition of a catachresis:—'A catachresis is the boldest of any trope.

The Assistant Commissioner gave this definition in an apologetic voice.

Those who are by definition free of the biases that come with living near or working with those entrusted to protect us.

But she still wants to make the point that it is still a romantic comedy, in the way that the definition of that term is evolving.

The Century Dictionary will please not copy this definition.

Editor's Note: This article has been revised to include the definition and text of Section 12.