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A definition is an explanation of the meaning of a word. The sentence before this one is a definition. ESL students often check definitions in their dictionaries. Can you give me a definition for "imprisonment"?

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a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol clarity of outline exercise had given his muscles superior definition

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Note that we work with a slight generalization of the original definition.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this definition of success?
A dictatorship means, by definition, one centre of power.
Fortunately, we have prevailed and so a definition has been included in Article 2.
The definition from the dictionary is different.
The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.
We still don't have a watertight definition of what a country is.
The definition in the dictionary is different.
The dictionary definition is different.
The definition according to the dictionary is different.
The dictionary's definition is different.
Bodybuilding is his hobby so he has a very firm tight body with lots of muscle definition.
It's difficult to give an objective definition of terrorism, as it is practically different in every country.
A dictatorship means, by definition, one center of power.
I totally agree with his definition of friendship.
Can you show me the definition?

Movie subtitles

You know, Venus is basically, by every definition, Hell.
We've just made a perfect definition of war, Mac.
This, then, depends on your definition of panic.
If you look it up, you'll find that the definition of knowledge is.
But his aphorism, has become a sort of personal motto to me, which I say as a joke, but which, I believe, is the most serious definition of intelligence.
Or a definition endowed on men too long dead to know that its been awarded.
By what definition?
That is, good in the sense that we have a certain definition.
Im talking about a commonsense definition of time.
These men are, by definition, incapable of any discipline or authority. much less intensive training.
He's a good man, there's no other definition.
We are all, by any practical definition of the words foolproof and incapable of error.
Perhaps she's the typical definition of unisex.
As you can see, the definition is as good as any photograph.
Oh, yeah, it was really hard to get that definition.
Yes, all except your definition.
Depends on your definition.
You're idiots by definition.
His quip has become a sort of motto that I quote as a joke but it is for me the most serious definition of intelligence.
And by definition, a hunter is a man who kills things.
Hey, it gives your face definition somehow.
Well, that's a perfect definition of scientific discipline.
There's so many species, you can't get a clear definition.
An affair so clearly circumscribed in time and space met my definition of total adventure.
If he could be manly, then you had to question your own definition of manliness.
The definition of calm.
I reject your definition.
You know what the definition of a guillotine operator is?
It's a clear, relevant definition.
Ritsuko, is this your definition of a life without regrets?
Revered Father, if tested by the method I just spoke of, we shall find that before we can judge, it is necessary to agree on a definition of vacuum, of movement, and of light.
That has often served as a definition of God.

News and current affairs

Such weak recoveries, by definition, lack the cushion of V-shaped rebounds.
Moreover, intellectually, these women remind us that Western feminism did not have to evolve the way it did, and can still change and grow to embrace a more satisfying and humane definition of equality.
A Middle East with multiple fingers on multiple triggers is as good a definition of a nightmare as there is.
The average IQ is, by definition, 100; but, to achieve that result, raw test results have to be standardized.
If effective solutions are to be found, they must await a fuller definition of the problem.
An alternative must therefore be found to a definition of citizenship that regards these institutions as merely some sort of formalized representation of member states' common political will.
By definition, it discriminates against countries outside the club, with which trade will not be liberalized.
As Ukraine so clearly shows, the process of self-liberation from communism was, by definition, associated with a gigantic privatization.
Bolivia is not a typical Latin American country by any definition.
The legal definition of torture implies the intentional infliction of severe suffering.
But, as high-definition images of oil spewing from the bottom of the ocean are matched up with those of blackened coastline and devastated wildlife, a very different story could emerge.
Problems arise when we try to agree on a definition of happiness, and to measure it.
Transfer of power to a EU body has generally been accompanied by a clear operational definition of the policy goals.
Recessions of the first type are, almost by definition, largely unpredictable.
Entrepreneurs are greedy by definition: if they were not, they would go bankrupt.
In repressive societies, good literature is by definition subversive.
Understanding any country's democratic prospects must begin with a definition of democracy, which is a hybrid form of government, a fusion of two different political traditions.
Both issues sound simpler than they are: the devil is in the details, and the details leave ample scope for disagreement over the definition, monitoring, and enforcement of terms.
But this has always been unlikely in the absence of a comprehensive settlement that addresses Armenians' greatest fear - security - and fulfils their basic political requirement, namely a definition of Nagorno-Karabakh's status.
A more useful definition of cyber waris hostile action in cyberspace whose effects amplify or are equivalent to major physical violence.

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