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Moderatedefine
The correct spelling is define.
How to pronounce define
/dɪˈfaɪn/
nounIPA: /dɪˈfaɪn/
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The correct spelling is define. A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs. For example: "the defining power of an optical instrument"
Usage Examples
“the defining power of an optical instrument”
“I define myself as a techno-anarchist.”
“The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
verb
- 1.To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
- 2.To settle, decide (an argument etc.)
- 3.To express the essential nature of something.
- 4.To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
- 5.To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.
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