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definitional

UK[ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃənəɫ]

definitional adjective: of or relating to a definition.

Adjective

definitional (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a definition.
    • Individually, some of these definitions fall into the common definitional trap of being overly precise.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 7
    • The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruled in 2018 that lab-grown diamonds are included in the same definitional universe as mined diamonds but warned against the use of terms like "natural" in marketing that confused the two categories.2020 March 10, Oliver Milman, “Are laboratory-grown diamonds the more ethical choice to say 'I do'?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
  2. Used to define something.

Origin of definitional

From definition + -al.

Words formed from definitional

Questions about definitional

What does definitional mean?
Definitional means of or relating to a definition.
What part of speech is definitional?
Definitional is an adjective.
How do you pronounce definitional?
Definitional is pronounced [ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃənəɫ] (UK).

Words near definitional in the dictionary

  1. definites
  2. definition
  3. definition by pointing
  4. definition list
  5. definition lists
  6. definitional
  7. definitionally
  8. definitioneering
  9. definitionism
  10. definitionless
  11. definitionlessness

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