Other forms: definitions
A definition is a statement of exactly what a word means. A clear definition, by definition, the dictionary definition.
A good one gives the class a thing belongs to and what distinguishes it within that class, and it must not use the word itself. By definition means necessarily true given the meaning. In screens and lenses, definition means sharpness.
1noundefinitionA statement of exactly what a word means.
“Look up the definition in a dictionary if you're not sure what the word means.”
2nounsharpnessSharpness of an image.
“The new camera gives much better definition in low light.”
definition is a statement.
Latin definitio comes from definire, to set a boundary — de- plus finis, an end or limit. A definition draws the line around a meaning.
Latin
dēfīnītiō
Middle French
definition
Middle English
diffinicioun
English, today
definition
From Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from dēfīniō. Equivalent to define + -ition.
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