definition
Example Sentences
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Ted is a cartoon creep with an Oxbridge hauteur, but Theo’s shortcomings may be too subtly rendered for a play that cries out for more definition.
From Los Angeles Times
After all, by definition, concentration goes up whenever winning stocks keep winning.
“If we allocate more to Europe over the next 10 years, we will by definition allocate less to the rest of the world, including the U.S.”
First, scientists, by definition, don’t believe anything until it’s proven, and these things are often almost impossible to prove in the real world.
From MarketWatch
Acting Principal Magistrate Cheng Lim-chi said the defendant clearly knew that his daughter was an absconder and that the insurance policy met the legal definition of funds that belonged to her.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
