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• noun
A formal statement of the exact meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol, especially as given in a dictionary.
"The student looked up the definition of the unfamiliar word in the dictionary."
The act or process of stating, determining, or making clear the essential nature, scope, or limits of something.
"The committee struggled with the precise definition of each department's responsibilities."
The degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound, or the visible sharpness of muscle contours.
"The new telescope lens provides remarkable definition when viewing distant craters on the moon."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century via Old French from Latin definitio ('a bounding, boundary, limiting, or explanation'), derived from definire ('to limit, determine, or explain'), from de- ('completely') and finire ('to bound or limit'), from finis ('boundary or end').
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