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noun ADJ. careful, clear, concise, exact, precise, unambiguous The term ‘partner’ requires careful definition. The author provides a clear definition of cultural awareness. | comprehensive, exhaustive | adequate, satisfactory | broad, loose, wide | narrow, rigid, strict According to a strict definition, the expenses of a self-employed person can be deducted from tax. | official, statutory The firm falls within the statutory definition of a ‘small company’. | conventional, standard | alternative | working We need a good working definition of ‘pollution’. | dictionary VERB + DEFINITION give (sb), provide (sb with), offer (sb) | need, require | fit This unusual building barely fits the definition of a house. DEFINITION + VERB encompass sth, include sth PREP. according to a/the ~ According to a strict definition of ‘assault’, she was not assaulted. | by ~ A clinic for women would, by definition, deal with pregnancy and childbirth. | under a/the ~ Under the broader definition of ‘poverty’, thousands more people would be included.
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definition
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + definition
clear/precise
• The head teacher gave us a precise definition of the school’s aims.
broad
(= including a lot of general ideas )
• This is a very broad definition of what poetry is.
narrow
(= including only a few ideas )
• Some psychiatrists still use a very narrow definition of mental illness.
the dictionary definition
• Some doctors don’t accept the dictionary definition of euthanasia, and want to create different categories of assisted death.
the legal definition of something
• What is the legal definition of manslaughter?
verbs
give a definition
• Can you give me a definition of 'psychology'?
extend/broaden/widen a definition
(= make it include more ideas )
• The new law has broadened the definition of terrorism.
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