definitions

[ def-uh-nish-uhnz ]

noun

1. the plural of definition.

Example Sentences

Clear definitions about cerebral palsy and its lifelong impact also play a crucial role in public health surveillance.

From Science Daily

Under its president, the writer Amin Maalouf, the dictionary committee meets every Thursday morning and after discussion gives its ruling on definitions that have been drawn up in preliminary form by outside experts.

From BBC

As of this writing, 24 states included substance use in pregnancy in their definitions of “childhood abuse or neglect,” and some states in which cannabis was legal have even charged women with child abuse.

From Salon

Minutes show that Mr Swinney - then the deputy first minister - was concerned that publishing the material “stretched the definitions” of Freedom of Information rules, and that it “needs to be tested” in court.

From BBC

In the same society, definitions change over the generations.

From Salon