"working definition" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: working definitions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} working definition (plural working definitions)
  1. A definition that is chosen for an occasion and may not fully conform with established or authoritative definitions.
    Sense id: en-working_definition-en-noun-xnLEFj8O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. A definition being developed; a tentative definition that can be tailored to create an authoritative definition.
    Sense id: en-working_definition-en-noun-6XHdtnwZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a definition being chosen for convenience): arbejdsdefinition [common-gender] (Danish)
Disambiguation of 'a definition being chosen for convenience': 55 45

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arbejdsdefinition"
    }
  ],
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