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What's a definition?

Pron.: \?de-f?-'ni-sh?n\

Etymology: Middle English diffinicioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin definition-, definitio, from definire

Date: 14th century

Function: noun

1 : a statement expressing the essential nature of something

2 : a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol

3 : a product of defining

4 : the action or process of defining

5 : the action or the power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear