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The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.

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  1. n. The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
  2. n. Act of word/ascertaining">ascertaining and word/explaining">explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of "circle;" the definition of "wit;" an exact definition; a loose definition.
  3. n. Description; sort.
  4. n. An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
  5. n. Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail.
  6. n. a word/concise">concise word/explanation">explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
  7. n. clarity of outline
  8. An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up thelogical essence.
  9. n:100 n. a word/concise">concise word/explanation">explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol n. clarity of outline