"definitional" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: [ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃənəɫ] [UK]
Etymology: From definition + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|definition|al}} definition + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} definitional (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to a definition. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-definitional-en-adj-0BRZUML0
  2. Used to define something. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-definitional-en-adj-ZRD1pEDv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): definitorisk (Danish), définitionnel (French), definicional (Portuguese), definicional (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 54 46
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "definitorisk"
    },
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "définitionnel"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "definicional"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "definicional"
    }
  ],
  "word": "definitional"
}

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