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adjectivedetermined, fixed, or clearly marked out as to extent, outline, or form: an itchy red rash with sharply defined edges. Origin of definedFirst recorded in 1720–30; define + -ed2 Words nearby definedde fide, defier, defilade, defile, define, defined, defined-benefit, definiendum, definiens, defining, defining moment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for definedIn February, Slovakia will have a referendum on whether marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman. ‘Only God’ Can Stop Gay Marriage|Tim Mak|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST And no issue should be defined by its outliers because it paints a false picture. Bill de Blasio’s Tea Party Problem|Will Cain|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Local life in these places is not defined by their sports team or by their natural beauty—by things only available locally. Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Instead, local life is defined by cultural products that are more national or more global—think of the Sunday New York Times. Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The problem is that no one has yet defined eating disorder recovery. You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST "Exactly," said Dr. Brighton-Pomfrey in a tone that defined his own position with remorseless clearness. Soul of a Bishop|H. G. Wells The word thinking, defined early in this chapter, is broadly used to denote the sum of all the intellectual faculties. Applied Psychology for Nurses|Mary F. Porter It might easily have defined itself in some sort of pantheistic theory of the universe, but it never did so. Among Famous Books|John Kelman Hence energy of will may be defined to be the very central power of character in a man—in a word, it is the Man himself. It is an intellectual meteor, the laws of which cannot be defined or reduced to any given theory. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
Words related to defineddelineate, represent, decide, explain, describe, prescribe, detail, spell out, characterize, exemplify, specify, determine, construe, designate, interpret, illustrate, set, mark, limit, distinguish |