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| 1. | [ adjective ] clearly characterized or delimited | |
| Examples: | "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined" "each child has clearly defined duties" |
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| Related terms: | undefined circumscribed characterised characterized definite | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary | |
| Synonyms: | outlined | |
| Examples: | "hills defined against the evening sky" "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill" |
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| Related terms: | distinct | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] clearly defined | |
| Synonyms: | formed settled | |
| Examples: | "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success" |
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| Related terms: | definite | |
| Similar spelling: |
deafened deboned definite deepened definitely deviant defiant definitive definition defiantly |
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