Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the extent ascertained; having the precise limit marked, or having a determinate limit; definite.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of define.
  • adjective Having a definition or value.
  • adjective bodybuilding Having extreme muscle separation as a result of low body fat.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
  • adjective clearly characterized or delimited

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Examples

  • He says those who fear trouble are merely "gloomadon poppers," a term defined by his office as people who habitually put out negative news.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • FFO is a term defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts "NAREIT".

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  • FFO is a term defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts "NAREIT".

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  • Funds from operations ("FFO") is a term defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT").

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  • (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) Funds from operations ("FFO") is a term defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT").

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  • (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) Funds from operations ("FFO") is a term defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT").

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  • Funds from operations ("FFO") is a term defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT").

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  • But here's a newsflash for Barnett and the organizers of the other SlutWalk protests which have begun to spread throughout the world: you can't "reclaim" a word defined by a predominant group in power unless you are a part of that group.

    Keli Goff: Dear Feminists, Will You Also Be Marching In N***erwalk? Because I Won't. Keli Goff 2011

  • But here's a newsflash for Barnett and the organizers of the other SlutWalk protests which have begun to spread throughout the world: you can't "reclaim" a word defined by a predominant group in power unless you are a part of that group.

    Keli Goff: Dear Feminists, Will You Also Be Marching In N***erwalk? Because I Won't. Keli Goff 2011

  • But here's a newsflash for Barnett and the organizers of the other SlutWalk protests which have begun to spread throughout the world: you can't "reclaim" a word defined by a predominant group in power unless you are a part of that group.

    Keli Goff: Dear Feminists, Will You Also Be Marching In N***erwalk? Because I Won't. Keli Goff 2011

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