"dictionary definition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dictionary definitions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dictionary definition (plural dictionary definitions)
  1. (semantics) A descriptive definition specifying one of the commonly used meanings of the defined term. Synonyms: lexical definition Hypernyms: definition, ;, meaning, ;, identity, ;, characterization Coordinate_terms: conceptual definition (english: all can [[overlap#Verb|overlap]] with dictionary definition), operational definition, ostensive definition Translations (descriptive definition of a term): sanakirjamääritelmä (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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