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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈfaɪn/ Audio: en-us-define.ogg Forms: defines [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|definen}} Middle English definen, {{der|en|fro|definer}} Old French definer, {{der|en|la|dēfīniō|t=limit, settle, define}} Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} define (plural defines)
  1. (programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs. Categories (topical): Programming Translations (macro that replaces one text string with another): define-makro (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-define-en-noun-R9hRPotW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 2 4 12 11 18 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 18 4 5 21 15 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 19 14 3 11 16 20 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 16 4 4 23 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 16 4 4 21 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 15 2 9 19 19 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 16 6 5 20 19 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈfaɪn/ Audio: en-us-define.ogg Forms: defines [present, singular, third-person], defining [participle, present], defined [participle, past], defined [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|definen}} Middle English definen, {{der|en|fro|definer}} Old French definer, {{der|en|la|dēfīniō|t=limit, settle, define}} Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} define (third-person singular simple present defines, present participle defining, simple past and past participle defined)
  1. To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly. Translations (to determine): ὁρίζω (horízō) (Ancient Greek), определям (opredeljam) (Bulgarian), bepalen (Dutch), determineren (Dutch), determini (Esperanto), määrittää (Finnish), määritellä (Finnish), déterminer (French), bestimmen (German), הגדיר (higdír) (Hebrew), sonraigh (Irish), definire (Italian), determinare (Italian), tautuhi (Maori), تعریفتن (Persian), określać [imperfective] (Polish), określić [perfective] (Polish), definir (Portuguese), определя́ть (opredeljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), определи́ть (opredelítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), determinar (Spanish), definir (Spanish), definirse (Spanish), визнача́ти (vyznačáty) (Ukrainian), ви́значити (význačyty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-define-en-verb-TtXjw-IJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 2 4 12 11 18 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 18 4 5 21 15 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 19 14 3 11 16 20 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 16 4 4 23 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 16 4 4 21 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 15 2 9 19 19 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 16 6 5 20 19 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of 'to determine': 50 29 1 5 6 1 8
  2. (obsolete) To settle, decide (an argument etc.) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-define-en-verb-biM7bMfC
  3. To express the essential nature of something. Translations (express the essential nature of): изразявам (izrazjavam) (Bulgarian), definiëren (Dutch), kenschetsen (Dutch), karakteriseren (Dutch), kaŭzi (Esperanto), määritellä (Finnish), määrittää (Finnish), definire (Italian), definir (Portuguese), aclarar (Spanish), definir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-define-en-verb-Qjpty8ip Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 19 14 3 11 16 20 9 8 Disambiguation of 'express the essential nature of': 2 0 86 1 5 3 2
  4. To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol. Translations (state meaning of): definir (Asturian), дефинирам (definiram) (Bulgarian), формулирам (formuliram) (Bulgarian), definir (Catalan), 定义 (dìngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), definovat (Czech), definere (Danish), definiëren (Dutch), difini (Esperanto), määritellä (Finnish), définir (French), definir (Galician), definieren (German), definiál (Hungarian), meghatároz (Hungarian), definire (Italian), 定義する (teigi suru) (alt: ていぎする) (Japanese), definēt (Latvian), definere (Norwegian Bokmål), definere (Norwegian Nynorsk), definera (Norwegian Nynorsk), definiować [imperfective] (Polish), zdefiniować [perfective] (Polish), definir (Portuguese), defini (Romanian), опи́сывать (opísyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), описа́ть (opisátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), definir (Spanish), definiera (Swedish), визнача́ти (vyznačáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ви́значити (význačyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-define-en-verb-yokVidzt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 2 4 12 11 18 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 18 4 5 21 15 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 19 14 3 11 16 20 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 18 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 16 4 4 23 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 15 17 3 2 25 20 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 17 5 5 22 15 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 16 3 4 23 18 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 16 5 5 22 15 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 17 3 5 23 16 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 16 4 4 21 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 17 3 4 24 16 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 17 3 4 24 16 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 15 2 9 19 19 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 16 19 2 2 25 18 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 16 6 5 20 19 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 17 3 4 24 16 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 18 4 4 22 15 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of 'state meaning of': 4 3 1 63 24 3 3
  5. To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression. Translations (describe, explain, make definite and clear): очертавам (očertavam) (Bulgarian), beschrijven (Dutch), omschrijven (Dutch), selvittää (Finnish), täsmentää (Finnish), definieren (German), definire (Italian), descrivere (Italian), опи́сывать (opísyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), описа́ть (opisátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), describir (Spanish), definir (Spanish), tanımlamak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-define-en-verb-k4weKBo0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 2 4 12 11 18 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 18 4 5 21 15 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 19 14 3 11 16 20 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 16 4 4 23 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 14 4 4 18 28 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 16 4 4 21 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 13 3 5 16 26 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 12 15 4 4 19 28 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 15 2 9 19 19 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 12 15 4 4 19 28 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 16 6 5 20 19 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 15 4 3 19 27 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of 'describe, explain, make definite and clear': 5 2 1 8 80 2 3
  6. To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept. Translations (demark the limits of): обозначавам (oboznačavam) (Bulgarian), bepalen (Dutch), afbakenen (Dutch), määritellä (Finnish), rajata (Finnish), définir (French), обознача́ть (oboznačátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обозна́чить (oboznáčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), delimitar (Spanish), demarcar (Spanish), definir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-define-en-verb-r4R8x53q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 2 4 12 11 18 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 18 4 5 21 15 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 16 4 4 23 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 16 4 4 21 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 15 2 9 19 19 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 16 6 5 20 19 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 17 5 4 22 20 12 8 Disambiguation of 'demark the limits of': 17 3 1 6 9 59 5
  7. (mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-define-en-verb-B96o1Hrp Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: definiendum, definiens, definition, definitory

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} define
  1. inflection of definir:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: definir
    Sense id: en-define-gl-verb-LIR6jTw3 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 6 1 1 7 5 5 1 18 3 18 3 18 3 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 1 1 5 3 5 1 21 2 21 2 21 2 5 1 Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. inflection of definir:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: definir
    Sense id: en-define-gl-verb-blFYFyPz

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} define
  1. inflection of definir:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: definir
    Sense id: en-define-pt-verb-LIR6jTw3 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 6 1 1 7 5 5 1 18 3 18 3 18 3 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 1 1 5 3 5 1 21 2 21 2 21 2 5 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. inflection of definir:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: definir
    Sense id: en-define-pt-verb-blFYFyPz

Verb [Spanish]

IPA: /deˈfine/, [d̪eˈfi.ne]
Rhymes: -ine Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} define
  1. inflection of definir:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: definir
    Sense id: en-define-es-verb-LIR6jTw3 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 6 1 1 7 5 5 1 18 3 18 3 18 3 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 1 1 5 3 5 1 21 2 21 2 21 2 5 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. inflection of definir:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: definir
    Sense id: en-define-es-verb-blFYFyPz

Adjective [Turkish]

IPA: /de.fiˈne/
Etymology: Borrowed from French défini, past participle of définir. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tr|fr|défini}} Borrowed from French défini Head templates: {{tr-adj}} define
  1. (bodybuilding) defined Categories (topical): Bodybuilding Derived forms: define etmek, define olmak
    Sense id: en-define-tr-adj-w2V5mHIl Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Related terms: definisyon, definitif, dömifinal, final, finalist, finalite, finalize, finans, finansal, finansman, finansör, finiş, fino, prefinansman, rafine, rafineri, röfinansman, semifinal
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Turkish]

IPA: /de.fiːˈne/
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish دفینه (define), from Arabic دَفِينَة (dafīna), from دَفَنَ (dafana, “to bury”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|دفینه|tr=define}} Ottoman Turkish دفینه (define), {{der|tr|ar|دَفِينَة}} Arabic دَفِينَة (dafīna), {{root|tr|ar|د ف ن}} Head templates: {{head|tr|noun|definite accusative|defineyi|||plural|defineler|f1accel-form=def|acc|s|f1request=1|f3accel-form=nom|p|f3request=1|head=|sort=}} define (definite accusative defineyi, plural defineler), {{tr-noun|yi|ler}} define (definite accusative defineyi, plural defineler) Inflection templates: {{tr-infl-noun-v|e|poss=1}} Forms: defineyi [accusative, definite], defineler [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], define [nominative, singular], defineler [nominative, plural], defineyi [accusative, definite, singular], defineleri [accusative, definite, plural], defineye [dative, singular], definelere [dative, plural], definede [locative, singular], definelerde [locative, plural], defineden [ablative, singular], definelerden [ablative, plural], definenin [genitive, singular], definelerin [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], definem [first-person, nominative, singular], definelerim [first-person, nominative, singular], definen [nominative, second-person, singular], definelerin [nominative, second-person, singular], definesi [nominative, singular, third-person], defineleri [nominative, singular, third-person], definemiz [first-person, nominative, plural], definelerimiz [first-person, nominative, plural], defineniz [nominative, plural, second-person], defineleriniz [nominative, plural, second-person], defineleri [nominative, plural, third-person], definemi [accusative, definite, first-person, singular], definelerimi [accusative, definite, first-person, singular], defineni [accusative, definite, second-person, singular], definelerini [accusative, definite, second-person, singular], definesini [accusative, definite, singular, third-person], definelerini [accusative, definite, singular, third-person], definemizi [accusative, definite, first-person, plural], definelerimizi [accusative, definite, first-person, plural], definenizi [accusative, definite, plural, second-person], definelerinizi [accusative, definite, plural, second-person], definelerini [accusative, definite, plural, third-person], defineme [dative, first-person, singular], definelerime [dative, first-person, singular], definene [dative, second-person, singular], definelerine [dative, second-person, singular], definesine [dative, singular, third-person], definelerine [dative, singular, third-person], definemize [dative, first-person, plural], definelerimize [dative, first-person, plural], definenize [dative, plural, second-person], definelerinize [dative, plural, second-person], definelerine [dative, plural, third-person], definemde [first-person, locative, singular], definelerimde [first-person, locative, singular], definende [locative, second-person, singular], definelerinde [locative, second-person, singular], definesinde [locative, singular, third-person], definelerinde [locative, singular, third-person], definemizde [first-person, locative, plural], definelerimizde [first-person, locative, plural], definenizde [locative, plural, second-person], definelerinizde [locative, plural, second-person], definelerinde [locative, plural, third-person], definemden [ablative, first-person, singular], definelerimden [ablative, first-person, singular], definenden [ablative, second-person, singular], definelerinden [ablative, second-person, singular], definesinden [ablative, singular, third-person], definelerinden [ablative, singular, third-person], definemizden [ablative, first-person, plural], definelerimizden [ablative, first-person, plural], definenizden [ablative, plural, second-person], definelerinizden [ablative, plural, second-person], definelerinden [ablative, plural, third-person], definemin [first-person, genitive, singular], definelerimin [first-person, genitive, singular], definenin [genitive, second-person, singular], definelerinin [genitive, second-person, singular], definesinin [genitive, singular, third-person], definelerinin [genitive, singular, third-person], definemizin [first-person, genitive, plural], definelerimizin [first-person, genitive, plural], definenizin [genitive, plural, second-person], definelerinizin [genitive, plural, second-person], definelerinin [genitive, plural, third-person]
  1. treasure trove
    Sense id: en-define-tr-noun-9MAx0AsO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1999, Ian Joyner, Objects unencapsulated: Java, Eiffel, and C++, page 309:",
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        "engineering",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "singular",
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    {
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        "locative",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "second-person"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "definelerinin",
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        "singular"
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    {
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    {
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    "Terms with Latvian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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          "text": "Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?",
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      "word": "määritellä"
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      "word": "déterminer"
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      "word": "bestimmen"
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      "word": "הגדיר"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "sonraigh"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "definire"
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      "word": "determinare"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "tautuhi"
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      "word": "تعریفتن"
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      "sense": "to determine",
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      "word": "determinar"
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      "word": "definir"
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      "word": "definirse"
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      "sense": "to determine",
      "word": "визнача́ти"
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      "form": "defineleri",
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        "nominative",
        "plural",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "singular",
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        "plural"
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        "dative",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "definelerime",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "definene",
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        "dative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "definelerine",
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        "dative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "definesine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definelerine",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "definemize",
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        "dative",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "definelerimize",
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        "dative",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definenize",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definelerinize",
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        "dative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definelerine",
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        "dative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definemde",
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        "first-person",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definelerimde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definende",
      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definelerinde",
      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "locative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "definelerinde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definemizde",
      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "definelerimizde",
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        "locative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "definenizde",
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        "locative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definelerinizde",
      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definelerinde",
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        "locative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "ablative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "definelerinden",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "definemizden",
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        "ablative",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "plural"
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      ],
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}

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      "word": "dömifinal"
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    {
      "word": "final"
    },
    {
      "word": "finalist"
    },
    {
      "word": "finalite"
    },
    {
      "word": "finalize"
    },
    {
      "word": "finans"
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    {
      "word": "finansal"
    },
    {
      "word": "finansman"
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    {
      "word": "finansör"
    },
    {
      "word": "finiş"
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    {
      "word": "fino"
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      "word": "rafine"
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}

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