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definitions by pointing

definitions by pointing is the plural of definition by pointing.

Meaning of definition by pointing

Noun

definition by pointing (plural definitions by pointing)

  1. Ostensive definition.
    • The peculiar advantages of definition by pointing are only two. First, it is available before any other method is, namely, at the beginning of each symbolizer's life.1950, Richard Robinson, Definition

Questions about definitions by pointing

What is definitions by pointing the plural of?
Definitions by pointing is the plural of definition by pointing.

Words near definitions by pointing in the dictionary

  1. definitioneering
  2. definitionism
  3. definitionless
  4. definitionlessness
  5. definitions
  6. definitions by pointing
  7. definitise
  8. definitive
  9. definitive agreement
  10. definitive agreements
  11. definitive description

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